In reality, while it certainly introduced some new toys for the format, a lot of people associate the set more with the likes of the banned Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis, the obnoxiously expensive Force of Negation, and some really cool Commander cards
A 3/1 with Lifelink helps enable all of that while being aggressive enough to play well without it
Decks ramping with artifacts might want Urza, Lord High Artificer, while a deck full of mana dorks may reach for Craterhoof Behemoth
Every Lorcana booster pack will have the following pull rates: Six Common cards Three Uncommon cards Two Rare, Super Rare or Legendary cards (non-foil) One foil card of any rarity, from Common to Enchanted As well as the 12 playable cards, each Lorcana booster pack includes one art card
If that means putting in a pet card that is suboptimal then you should do it
If the format plays REALLY fast let me know and we can tweak some things