Ruby ink cards are designed for a more aggressive play style, offering stronger defense, higher attack, and abilities that boost these stats in other cards while also adding Lore tokens
It also works great with damage amplifiers, like Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph decks
That makes it something of a signpost for where Wizards of the Coast wants to take the game next, and nothing makes that so clear as the choice of reprints in the set
The upsides include being able to loot reliably on turn two if in opening hand and that getting to level three is quite easy in the mid and late game turning this guy quickly into a game winner
Radical Idea is a little expensive for two mana, but jump-start puts this card over the top in the right decks
BPhillipYork: Pumping up your spawns and scions with this is solid if that is what you want to do with Eldazi, it's a go wide horde that slowly gets tall