In short, the flexibility here is top notch, but I imagine those that try this will have the elongated experience I've seen pretty much everyone have with this card: Initial excitement, then a slow grind of it being a draw that feels disappointing all the way up until you remove it from the deck
In a dedicated Bird deck, the +1/+1 counters will add up over time
The Final Fantasy IX scene box, The Siege of Alexandria , contains the card Vivi's Persistence , which marks the return of the eponymous mage to the stage
It should have been played a lot more than it was, but players hated taking damage back then even more than they do now
On a final note, for stores that carry singles, Reserved List Commander cards have been on a tear lately
They differ only in one feature, which is the key in our situation