The other side of this is the Scalding Viper itself, which is a two-mana 2/1
If you want to read the first two installments of Best Budget Commanders, you can find my articles on white here, and blue here
Play it turn 1, swing in on turn 2, then put Muxus, Goblin Grandee into play and get another five goblins to boot
Binding is also great in token-heavy decks like Squirrels, Fungi/Saprolings, or Elves where the last mode can threaten to get in for a lot of damage without good blocks for opponents
Whenever a menace creature attacks, only two or more creatures can block it
9 Suspended Sentence Playing The Long Game Over A Spiked Pit Four mana is a lot to pay for instant-speed creature removal, but there are a few things that redeem Suspended Sentence