Making it orange and brown into a White Phyrexian-aligned card is a neat deviation from the norm when we saw White porcelain and Red for all of Elesh Norn's faction
It may seem like an innocent 1-mana artifact, but don't be fooled by appearances
Its kinda like casting a Time Stretch with half of a Blatant Thievery attached to it
Since you can repeatedly cast it from your graveyard at the small cost of just two life, Tenacious Underdog is a reliable creature and draw engine for multiple decks in Standard
The tribal cards took up too many slots in the deck, which meant there was less space for card draw, life gain, ramp, and answers
All of these cards represent something Magic did especially well in 2025: bold design, expressive mechanics, and the confidence to let players find their own best cards along the way