Because you cant be hurt by the salamanders you give away, you can ensure you stay in the game a little longer to help out while everyone else beats each other up with the creatures youre giving them
+1/+1 Size Fits All Longtime readers with good memories might remember that there was a previous "Making Magic " column about counters and tokens
It also allows you to show that you arent a threat
The format remains fringe, but if it becomes as well-established as something like Pauper, we may see more movement on the Reserved List cards that actually see play in it like Phyrexian Dreadnaught and Gaeas Cradle , as well as staples for more budget decks like Pyroblast in Burn
By the end of the streamer event, Bloomburrow reminded me most strongly of Ixalan a 2017 set derided for its type-driven, narrow archetypes
Summon: Bahamut Yes, its 9 mana, but its one of the best colorless cards to cheat into play