The catch is most of those big pulls will generally be locked behind Collector Boosters, which, as we have discussed, arent exactly cheap
"Even further" is a big upside for being a Pirate: Kitesail Freebooter can pick out dangerous removal from the opponent's hand, reducing their options for fighting back without casting creatures
The one loss here was not being able to tap into old legendary nostalgia, but Commander Legends is doing that later on in the year so well that preserving those throwbacks for that set worked out
For example, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider's last two abilities can apply to counters placed this way
A toughness of one is about the same as Glass Joe's chin from Punch Out, while a toughness of six is pretty much like Rocky, though toughness can actually soar into the stratosphere
If they only have a Bird of Paradise