Some creature types, like Bears or Spiders, lack the kind of synergistic support youll find in other tribal decks
Looking back at the price history of The First Sliver above, we can see that the price spikes dont always last
It also has some upside against various black commander decks or eldrazi with annihilator
If your deck has lots of land , or if you've got a handful of land courtesy of something like Boundless Realms, then suddenly Cultivator Colossus is arriving as a 12/12 that also draws you a bunch of cards
I believe this came about because they wanted a mischievous creature on the back that punished the opponent for not having enough cards in their hand, and flavor-wise, that felt a lot like a faerie (it was an imp when it was on Equilor)
Like most powerful equipment cards, Animists strength lies in its simplicity