Beyond the synergy and card advantage, the deck plays a handful of powerful cards in the 99, such as Black Market Connections
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student / Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar It only takes a game or two with Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student to wonder why Wizards would print a 1-mana planeswalker
But perhaps thats because the majority of the new set leans into a more recent interpretation of assassins in Magic : one where the hit is not carried out against a specific creature, but your opponents themselves
It started off with me testing the Matt Tumavitch G/R Aggro deck with eternalize creatures
While Reluctant Role Model only allows you to move counters between creatures, Resourceful Defense allows you to move them onto any permanent
This provides a layer of protection for the cards