The set was supposedly focused on the Iconic Creature Types of each color (Angels for White, Dragons for red, Demons for Black, Sphinxes for Blue, and Hydras for Green), but, ironically enough, failed to actually contain more than a handful of each of those as well
Because you cant be hurt by the salamanders you give away, you can ensure you stay in the game a little longer to help out while everyone else beats each other up with the creatures youre giving them
I like a threat than can be used defensively and so I tend not to play this much at all
Stiltzkin offers an incredibly cheap donation effect that can draw cards
However, its in human nature, that you dont want to risk the worst thing happening, so you tend not to play cards like this