In fact, by the time you read this, Gavin Verhey will have been at my house for a few days (coinciding with a longer visit by Scott and Toby), talking about the format and playtesting future cards
What's more, any creatures that stick around can't block, making it extremely easier to get in for your alpha strike
The deck features a huge number of powerful cat creates many of which have strong secondary abilities include anthem effects (Kaheera, Feline Sovereign, Jazal, Regal Caracal, King of the Pride), card draw (Beast Whisperer, Feral Prowler, Generous Stray), token producers (Cubwarden, Jolrael, Leonin Warleader, Pride Warden, Regal Caracal, Garrison Cat), removal (Stalking Leonin), artifact/enchantment destruction (Enlightened Ascetic, Felidar Cub), and many more
Not to mention the deck-building aspect, where you have thousands of cards to choose from, including various non-basic lands
Vehicles not only help you tap Rip to trigger survival, but they also benefit from the different power clauses, as many vehicles have unique power and toughness stats
Farewell will probably only see even more play as an answer to recursive threads in Commander, so and youll be happy that you have a card that can help you beat it