While I imagine people would play the card as a one-mana protection spell, the five mana mode, potentially saving your entire team from a sweeper and gaining a chunk of life, is a meaningful upside, especially after Sunfall rotates this summer and even more so if the format ever slows down a bit
Fortunately, a few simple habits can make your first games easier, more enjoyable, and far less likely to end with everyone specifically targeting you on principle
You just have to mind your timing
Honorable Mention #3 - Armored Ascension and Claws of Valakut Coming in at 3,804 and 1,376, respectively
Ulvenwald Oddity Ulvenwald Oddity is another green creature that just attacks and blocks, but unlike Ascendant Packleader I expect the card to have more broad appeal
When the conflict reaches the borders of Fynn, its people choose to fight, and are all but annihilated