use cards like Cathars' Crusade and Virtue of Loyalty for cheaper versions of the same effect
In just a turn or two, you can have an entire army of Orcs do your bidding
1 Traditional Foil card every time, and a 20% chance of a Foil Land to add a wicked gleam to your decks
Trynn, Champion of Freedom and Silvar, Devourer of the Free offer a viable alternative option for your humans, and they may prove more popular and dynamic thanks to the partner mechanic
It's responsible for many explosive starts, which is why it's often an auto-include, and (presumably) why Frank included it but no additional ramp when doing the math on his Lands count
It's like a permanent prowess boost that can be turned into blue and red mana without using the counters