In general, I would look at these two factors when looking to include cards not of your tribe's creature type: Is this creature so strong that it, on its own, is generally stronger than my tribal creatures when they are receiving bonuses and/or empowering my other cards
Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection are also excellent ways to protect your entire board

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Lopunny hasnt been able to repeat that performance, so the card has drifted down over time