Being Rakdos-colored, this little Dragon can dive into the graveyard to cast Dragons, making any Dragon deck resistant to board wipe effects and non-exile spot removal, at the cost of the revived Dragon being unable to return a second time this way
Cards like Jin-Gitaxias, Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation and the Phyrexian Incubator tokens can all benefit greatly from a transformation matters playstyle
TEYSA KARLOV ( GUILDS OF RAVNICA ) GUILDS OF RAVNICA ) Teysas death trigger doubling eats up the lions share of her design budget, but thousands of Orzhov players have decided that value is worth the sacrifice literally
The smith a mighty man is he/ With large and sinewy hands./ And the muscles of his brawny arms/ Are strong as iron bands. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Village Blacksmith Illustrated by Dan Frazier Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
It's combination of haste, direct damage and lifegain hate is unmatched and squarely beats lifegain and punishes blocking