Nearly every one of them is an Easter Egg for MTG players whove been around a while
Its not like there arent enough answers to the card type, what with attacking it, discard, burn, countermagic, Pithing Needle and variants, Oblivion Ring and variants, Vindicate and variants, Vampire Hexmage and variants, outright killing the controller, playing in such a way as to minimize its impact, and legend-ruling it with your own copy all being options available to players [and designers]
This smaller 2/2 body has flying and an ETB trigger to draw two
That extra toughness helps your armies survive when you attack, plus this white creature has a mana sink thatll give you more tokens
From there, casting cards like Blightsteel Colossus becomes way easier
For seven ink Be Prepared banishes all characters in play, both yours and your opponents