First strike, trample, and lifelink are a powerful combination that make this creature extremely hard to get into combat with
With Zulaport Cutthroat, Blood Artist, or Syr Konrad, the Grim, this is a win condition
Jafar has taken over Archazia's Island, corrupting the beautiful haven into his menacing fortress
Its quite strong and is excellent in white weenie EDH decks that go wide
That said, the discount is colorless only, so it stacks poorly with, say, Urza's Incubator because you often end up not getting full value of the discounting
As such, this version of the Beast token is one of the most expensive tokens out there