I'd still play Lightning Bolt over this but Tarfire would very much be among my next choices for burn and it is a whole lot easier to pickup than Bolt and the other premium burn
Sage is a staple in the counters decks, but at least its too good/too expensive to likely be included in the deck
Instead, I simply adore the versatility this little Frog brings with it: a discard outlet for Abdel loops in my The Master of Keys deck, an extra card each turn thanks to how open combat tends to be these days, plus the ability to dodge damage-based removal thanks to its ability to rapidly grow
While the Knight creature type still has a ways to go before it becomes truly formidable, recent sets have printed a large number of powerful Knights that are slowly building towards a great Knight deck
For example, if you discard a split card, you've discarded one card
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