'Call for Friends' couldn't accomplish much during Mantyke's sole moment to shine, though ironically, it could be argued that in today's world of technically 'Basic' Pokemon V, it might fare better
The flexibility of what can be exiled with it is a strong reason to play it, but the most important one is that it costs only one mana
The printed rarity label was a weak predictor of return, and the gap that appeared tracked print year, not how rare a card looks
up to 1 of your opponent's Characters with a cost of 1 or less
It also works alongside Urza, Lord High Artificer and other cards that want loads of cheap artifacts
Your game plan will get going later than your opponents, so you might be taking a lot of damage early in the game, something the Food tokens can help stabilize .