Token creation can be an underappreciated part of Magic for those who havent yet felt the power of it, making a card generate more value than just the single card
I love the little guy and I think he's playable as a mid-range card and as a combo card
Theres a few cycles of Desert lands (two for each colour) that give you something else to do with spare landssome that feature Cycling , some that allow you to sacrifice any Deserts (including themselves) for abilities often strong enough to turn round a game
Garruk Relentless / Garruk, the Veil-Cursed Garruk Relentless was Magic's original flip-walker, and you might even say the first planeswalker with a static ability, before all those pesky WAR walkers were introduced
Teferi's Protection Over the years, Teferi's Protection has stood out among protection spells as a reliable choice
For comparison, take Broken Concentration