Red agressive decks have seen some success in Standard lately, and a flying creature with haste that grows when you cast pump spells seems strong in a format where Giant Growth has proven playable
(If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) The absence of binocular vision imposes certain challenges for a flying creature, which are overcome via echolocation. Simic research notes Watermark: Simic Illustrated by Simon Dominic Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
If you can give him double strike, you'll get that twice per turn
As the game goes on, you get less economy from this card but ideally its cost should also be way down, into the three mana range
They first appeared in Final Fantasy II , and are nonlegendary giant bird creatures, equivalent to horses (being domesticated for use as mounts)