There are only a dozen or so other mono-blue ninja cards, and you need more than that to make use of Higure's triggered ability constantly
And, adding to that, I definitely didn't want to spend money on all fetch lands
After a long, long period of radio silence, Magic: The Gathering has unveiled its first full look at its upcoming Universes Beyond crossover with the JRPG behemoth, Final Fantasy
Technically, the first Pirate was released in the block right before that with Kari Zev, Skyship Raider, but that was more of a teaser for what was to come
As astute players will know, land is colorless, so the most we can give Gaeas Cradle is this honorable mention
Others can be activated at any time, like Dawnhart Mentor and Sungold Sentinel