A 5/5 flier puts substantial pressure on opponents who are already losing life with every spell they cast
Sagas are pretty intriguing with Anikthea, since she can get them back, but I think most of the ones that were chosen aren't particularly great and ultimately take up space in the deck
And more importantly, the third-party resources I referenced heavily when putting together this newsletter (Scryfall, Gatherer, and MTGJson mostly) are also inconsistent with each other on points like these, although theyre all ridiculously comprehensive and consistent in their own ways
It is nostalgic, which is nice, but not a card we wanted to touch at this time
Itll produce a token here and there and can be good in go-wide decks or as a speedbump against aggressive decks
It gives you value, but not so much that it warps the game