In a very competitive TCG market, we worry about the first impression this gives new players.
Its good when youre behind, its good when youre ahead, its good when youre at parity and its good in the developing stages of the game
Even if you don't power up the Snake as fast as possible, it's a great way to maximize your mana efficiency, as any spare generic mana you can produce during your turn can be used to level up
Sword of Hearth and Home is a fantastic card in general, and a white deck loves its ability to land ramp, and the blink effect works on any creature you own which means if someone has stolen a creature from your or animated it from your graveyard, you can get it back with the Swords trigger
I am won over by this, especially because it manages to make opening a booster pack feel as exciting online as it is in real life: click to tear off the crinkly paper, then again to reveal the shiniest card
Propaganda AND Ghostly Prison The cards that define the "Pillow Fort" archetype in Commander