First, you get to make 1/1 bird creature tokens in addition to the other tokens youd make, and thats a strong improvement over ground 1/1s
The back face of a meld card still doesn't have any characteristics, however
(In truth, though his talent was indeed prodigious, they were also growing tired of their house being randomly struck by lightning or engulfed in cyclones whenever he practiced.) Even as he flourished as both mage and musician, he discovered a new aptitude: conducting
If you want to play a longer more mid-to-lategame style deck in Mono Red that interacts more with the table, well, it gets more challenging because it makes Mono Red's inherent weaknesses more glaring: subpar card draw and ramp, subpar answers to creatures, minimal options for enchantment removal, commander protection, and recursion, things that get more pronounced as the game progresses
Herd Baloth in particular packs the power youd expect from top rares in Standard sets, with Scurry Oak, Constable of the Realm and Knighted Myr not far behind
