If were going to play Cabal Therapy and we need to hit early, we should play Gitaxian Probe
Essentially, while the red aggro deck's win-rate was only just above 50%, it seemed to be too format-warping in how much it dictated players' sideboarding choices
While giving each opponent a 1/1 is an annoying price to pay for this, it really isnt a big deal in the grand scheme of things, as youll effectively have access to a one-time boost of 3 mana most of the time
For example, if the player controls Melira, the Living Cure, they will end up getting one poison counter if they had eight or fewer to begin with
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I could go on about why these creatures are good in affinity but with the majority having been constructed staples in the deck I am sure there is more than enough literature out there already on why they are good