When almost half of a normal expansion are alt-arts and flashy rares, you lose sight of the appeal in the commons, uncommons, and rares
This is an excellent deck if you arent planning to invest too much into upgrades, since it does a good enough job on its own
Players cant pay life or sacrifice nonland permanents to cast spells or activate abilities is a potent ability that shuts down a lot of strategies, and there are powerful creatures and synergies in Selesnya you can run that dont involve sacrificing
Including ways to tap this card at will makes it much more powerful
You can find many a decent pile of rotting flesh to fill out your ranks, of which Geralfs Messenger is a fine addition
The curve of Wildgrowth Walker into Jadelight Ranger was extremely powerful, Both the life gain buffer and the power boost provided by Wildgrowth Walkers ability made the card a premier threat