Ive played in spurts here and there, occasionally participating in drafts but usually just playing with preconstructed decks to have some fun with friends and channel nostalgia for simpler times (my first-ever MTG purchase was from the 2001 Planeshift expansion)
If there really is a bird deck for Standard, Sazh's Chocobo is sure to be there, though it competes with Birds of Paradise anywhere else
Cinderella, Stouthearted 1
Getting protection from a specific player can be game-changing in a Commander pod, as Voltron-style decks can sometimes be halted in their tracks by a creature that can't be damaged, enchanted, blocked, or targeted by a specific player
Emerald and Ruby make up a very powerful deck but are also the most complicated to use , requiring a lot of strategy and advanced skill
As a Legendary, she isn't the easiest card to get, as reflected by a price of $18.89 on TCGPlayer