It can protect valuable cards from black discard, and can combine with library shuffling effects to improve your draw (such as Thawing Glaciers, Flooded Strand, or Ramosian Sergeant)
Ossification, Borrowed Time, and Banishing Slash remove creatures the white way, while red deals direct damage with Lightning Strike, Moonrager's Slash, and Kami's Flare
Thankfully he was receptive and understanding, ending up selling me the Arlinn for $10 when I told him that the median price was $20 and that I would probably sell it for $16
Its one of the few times Ive actually bothered sticking with Standard for more than just a dabble in the last year
These five decks were printed to capitalize on the growing popularity of the format, known as Elder Dragon Highlander or EDH by its fans