As I started going through more options, though, I realized that "essentials" here could mean things like Dockside Extortionist, Purphoros, God of Forge
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Kangee, Aerie Keeper, Tawnos, the Toymaker, and Radagast, Wizard of Wilds are also some ways to take advantage of birds
Together with Ajani, Nacatl Pariah, these form the trifecta of absolutely unfair cheap white creatures from Modern Horizons 3 (honorable shoutout to Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd)
My theory on Sol Ring (and ramp in general, for that matter) is either we want it all the time or we should work around it, because if it means 10% of our deck is dead after our opening hand, it's probably not worth it
As such, it's interesting to see Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, at a similar price point, and it makes perfect sense for the Japanese exclusive version of the black Traveling Chocobo to be even more expensive and possibly among the most expensive MTG cards ever