Blade of Selves Giving a creature myriad with Blade of Selves (itself one of the best myriad cards in the game), can be helpful in several ways
In Eastern culture, the symbol is referred to as a manji (in this case, a left-facing swastika called an omote manji), which was not in any way supposed to insinuate that Koga was a Nazi, but rather is a symbol of order, harmony, and balance
Pushing the impactful cards to higher rarities helps make the games more even-keeled in Limited because of card as-fans (the rate at which a certain card or subset of cards show up within an average booster pack) and in casual Constructed because of card availability
6) Abeyance Your opponent can't play spells and you draw a card
By the point in the game where its down to just you and one other opponent, youll likely already have enough mana so the only drawback to these lands wont really affect you
Both are great early game questers and can then work as bounce targets, protecting them from challenges