You have further upside because its a ramp piece for angels and a pseudo-lord
The Planeshift Familiar Cycle The familiar cycle, printed in Planeshift , are 2-mana creatures that reduce the cost of allied color spells
True they will only be 2/2 creatures, but having eight or more 2/2 creatures will allow you to attack wide against your opponent or use multiple of them to block a large creature
If the card you discard is a nonland, you put a +1/+1 counter on the creature
Casting Cost: Card Text: +1: Draw a card, then discard a card at random
Mechanics such as Disguise (face-down creatures with ward), Collect Evidence (graveyard tension), and Case enchantments make each game interactive, while the return of Investigate and Cloak brings back classic detective intrigue