Although Banding was at this time still an ability, Banding is no more, but still, a 1/1 with Banding for a converted Mana cost of one is easily a rare you didnt want to get in your booster pack
The sideboard contains several tools to deal with specific deck archetypes , especially other control decks
You need the mana value to line up well, and you have to wait an entire turn for it to do something
There are a whole host of more affordable, but still awesome, cards you can find on the secondary market for a few dollars each
This card can easily patch up any holes in a green decks strategy, allowing you to field huge threats each turn while keeping your hand fully restocked with each play
(To mill two cards, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.) ----- : Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able