Currently, Taeko, the Patient Avalanche seems like a decent addition to the 99 of Ninja Typal decks, but not much more
Neither card is that impressive on their own, but as we will see later, efficient ways to increase your Bird count is essential to this decks success
If you build around a good mutating commander that interacts well with all parts of your deck, then youre set
I havent noticed many lifegain decks running around recently, at least not in Standard, but they do exist in abundance in Pioneer and Explorer, so it might be intended for those formats
#2 - Miscut into a filler: Similar to sheet edge miscuts, miscut cards adjacent to fillers might not show a 2nd card even though they otherwise would
Faerun fancies: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms spoilers On that power question, my money is on 'no', incidentally - but the card is sure to see a lot of play nonetheless