At four mana, its able to be cast while still giving you mana up for protection, which is sometimes a lot better than casting Craterhoof Behemoth
See why this charts more than other +1/+1 counter adding cards
Notably, Traveling Chocobo is the one and only serialized card in the Final Fantasy MTG set
Japanese Base Set cards are relatively more niche for collectors, aside from those unique early print variants
The deck has plenty of cards that cycle, so you can frequently take advantage of Gavi on multiple players turns, creating numerous tokens to battle with
Creature Artifact - Wall Color tag templates(None) Shield-Wall Sentinel Defender When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with defender, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle