Planeswalkers that can offer their own protection are notoriously quite good
Almost guaranteed to do some amount of damage and give opponents a Poison counter, its ability to Proliferate upon doing so is what really puts it over the top
Not only does Figures fire a turn earlier, he ends up as a 4/4, while Warden is a 3/3 with useful abilities
Tendershoot DryadTendershoot Dryad gives us a Saproling token on every upkeep, BitterblossomBitterblossom gives us a Faerie Rogue on our own upkeeps, and Black Market ConnectionsBlack Market Connections can give us both a Treasure and a Shapeshifter token
Guardian Beast was the next time this destruction-proof keyword was seen, in Arabian Nights later that same year
Sneak Attack would've once been a big deal, but now it's one of the least exciting parts of this set - though speaking subjectively I really like the art