Low mana value for a particularly useful ability which, especially in formats like Modern or Historic, could mean a massive difference
Even if you Shift her out on turn five, youre still probably only adding three or four more cards to your Inkwell after that, making the output of her ability underwhelming
Once this noble saproling connects once or twicewhich you can easily set up by tossing Lures on a random Saproling or via Rogue's Passage and Whispersilk Cloakyour board presence spins out of control thanks to greens various Overrun effects
Even without Yorion, Sky Nomad, its not hard for us to get 3 scry in the early turns to smooth out our game, and eventually draw a card as well as gain 4 life
All youve got to do is drop equipment on the field
Panoramas and Landscapes can tap for colorless mana until you need to use them, and the latter even have a cycling ability if you dont need to use them as a land drop