That card draw is no Phyrexian Arena, but it's also nothing to be scoffed at, especially with the various ways you can regain life in Tales of Middle-earth
Then you look at cards like Pitiless Plunderer, Vengeful Bloodwitch, Mirkwood Bats, Peregrin Took, Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Tidus, for example, focuses on buffing your other creatures in Magic , similar to how his Cheer ability works in Final Fantasy 10
8 Animal Sanctuary There's finally a reason to cram all the best Dogs, Cats, Goats, Oxes, Birds, and Snake creature cards into one deck: Animal Sanctuary
Must I keep using the same voice
So, the monarch is a good ability to have, since it draws several times over the course of a game