You can further dissuade attacks through effects like Circle of Flame, and to improve your survivability when youre down to one opponent, since goad wont work then
We all know paying life to cheat mana is busted in Magic: The Gathering, so you can bet Anrakyr the Traveller is going to lead to all sorts of crazy plays
It will come in a brand new case that has a recessed pocket for the card, so there is no damage to your card
When a creature with persist dies it comes back with a -1/-1 counter unless it already had one on it
Unlike some of the other examples of this well-known archetype that specifically single out narrow mechanics and hose them, this Bird Rogue uses plot as a way to hinder your opponents when they cast any spell that you dont want to resolve right now
Guide looks like an energy card, and it is, but its also just a Soul Sister that dumps a bunch of extra evasive power into play for free after a few turns