To build a tier one deck, you are almost always shelling $160 for Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, $280 for Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, or *god forbid* $440 for a play set of both
Common cards are the most frequent that players will find in a booster pack, followed by Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, and Legendary
Crew 1 makes it very easy to have at least a few of them active each turn, and you only actually have to sacrifice three permanents to turn the entire fleet into flying creatures
Mana Ramp Im a little worried Ill end up drawing Intrepid Paleontologist when I have a Marauding Raptor on the battlefield, but Im willing to take that risk, since theyre both awesome ways to help cast our larger Dinosaurs
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles play booster boxes might have a few cards that look like they came from a New York sewer, but when that turns into a reduced cost for the box overall, I'm good with that
Ditching an unnecessary or redundant creature from your hand in order to seek the exact answer youre looking for in your library is a decisively impactful ability, making this Shaman invaluable for Elf toolbox decks in the early or late game