Meloku, the Clouded Mirror 2.0 Unlike Siege-Gang Commander and many of the other 5 drop one man army cards Meloku requires you to further invest to obtain your army
In those days when the only delve threat was Tombstalker, before Deathrite Shaman, Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, and the like highlighted peak efficiency among 1-mana threats, Mongoose was the card that let you slowly whittle down your opponents when your Delver of Secrets and Tarmogoyf were too vulnerable to removal
However, technically speaking, that's not the end of the story
a three-cost do-nothing turn can be bad for tempo decks, and the lack of haste means the enemy will have time to respond
Creature - Warrior Elf Color tag templates(None) Hornet Queen Flying, deathtouch When this creature enters, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch
Honestly, the proxy itself looks pretty stunning with the Kaladesh Invention finish