Its actually a very balanced card in 1v1, considering that you can cast it for 3 or 4 mana, and itll enter with more or fewer loyalty counters
Powerful utility lands like Boseiju, Who Endures, Takenuma, Abandoned Mire, and Midgar, City of Mako or other Final Fantasy rare lands dont work as well, although Id likely still include them all
It rewards you for playing lands, and bringing back a creature every turn is an incredible incentive to play Plains
The issue is so prevalent that some players have started naming them " no ex ," although even these aren't guaranteed to be a fair fight
In human form, he is usually accompanied by seven ancient gold dragons magically disguised as canaries or other songbirds
Honestly, given how cool this artwork is, its not hard to see why