For the same mana cost, you get a 1/3 that can attack and loot, that also gets bigger with Prowess and can copy a spell once in a blue moon
Its restricted in Vintage and banned everywhere else but personalized Cube formats
To ensure you land some combat damage, red has great removal, but also falter effects let you skip past the best blockers
The Lord of the Rings is now the second best-selling set, with the next few Universes Beyond sets to include Doctor Who, Fallout, and a full tentpole release with Final Fantasy.
With this you don't have to, it is not at all dead in the matchups where you don't care about life and it is typically your best card in the ones you do
Find yourself stuck on four lands