Esper Sentinel Whites got problems with card draw in EDH, and this 1-drop is a good solution
Then you add four to get a second card as it harmonizes all your creature synergies
Day and Night Innistrad was the first set featuring double-faced cards so their inclusion is a bit of a no-brainer
Davis remains my favorite PT finals of all time, and I think that the color commentary by Brian Hacker is simply the best commentary ever, or at least until you get to BDM's bluff discussion in Karsten v
To counter a modular ability at this stage, youd just need to Essence Scatter the creature spell as its played
However, for some abilities, like indestructible and the ability granted by Belligerent Sliver, having more than one instance of the ability doesnt provide any additional benefit