The strength of the mechanic comes from card advantage and guaranteed access
The downside to this, like most creatures, is its very easy to remove
The Party Tree, which recently saw a massive spike, The One Ring, Orcish Bowmasters, and other Lord of the Rings reskins like Balins Tomb can all be found here
I had a Bartz and Boko design in the set that needed to change because it didn't work in the rules (classic game designer problem), and I thought it would be a great fit for this role
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior The Japanese box art for FINAL FANTASY II is so amazing and gives Firion such immediate personality and a sense of heroism
All four creature subtypes are represented in the base Final Fantasy set without explicitly leaning into the Party mechanic, but Garland at the Chaos Shrine changes that with the four Warriors of Light