Also, there's only so many left in the world
A 1/4 with ward 1 defends itself well, and just by attacking and conniving, you can boost Raffine and other creatures you control, and fill your graveyard for shenanigans and value
Funnily enough, no exile is not the same as outside the game. Before the rules update for Magic 2010 , you could theoretically use cards like Wish to pull cards from outside the game which included the old removed from the game rule
Having access to eight fetchlands that can find both Snow-Covered Island and Snow-Covered Forest is great, especially when were trying to keep our Breeding Pool count down
Granted, Professor Oak comes along with the stipulation that you must discard your hand first
Monarchs are so popular, that they were given a Solo Player mode in Master Duel