There are better Rakdos (red/black) commanders to build around, and even in the deck there are much better creatures you can run in its place
Below is an excerpt from Marks article: To commemorate the opening of the DCI Tournament Center, Wizards was asked if they could design and draw (just as I designed both cards, Chris Rush illustrated both of them back then he was a full-time Wizards employee) a card called Shichifukujin Dragon
Another premiere to the multicolored cards were reminder texts that the cards counted as two colors
But thats fine, as Sapling of Colfenor has the handy indestructible keyword, so theres no way its dying from combat damage anytime soon
This precon is extremely strong straight out of the box, and Ive since surprised myself (and a few opponents) with the sheer strength of the deck and how well its two primary mechanics mesh together
Just so long as you're making tokens, Akim will keep making 1/1 white birds