Until Tinybones, Trinket Thief arrived in Jumpstart, she was one of only a small number of dorks that could play into a discard shell along with casual hits such as Waste Not and Megrim
Since it gives your creature indestructible, you can ensure your creature not only lives the fight but can attack your opponents again without having to worry about battle destroying it
Farewell Farewell is the better version of Austere Command because you get to choose one or more of the four modes listed instead of just two
In Commander, however, where fast mana is absolutely everywhere, this card can be played surprisingly early
The rest of the deck also has ways to get a Lore bonus once banished or add some defense to your heroes, and the amount of tactical options at your disposal keeps the challenge-focused gameplay from getting repetitive
Standard right now is actually not a bad place for Linvala, but she still has a lot of competition