It builds up counters quickly, provide a substantial lifelinking threat on board, then punish opponents for dealing with them by splitting off into an army of lifelinking 1/1s
Simply put, you can blow up anything at instant speed for just four mana
if they haven't gotten there yet, it's going to be very, very difficult to make a legit run for the Top 8
120+ Best Artifact Card Draw Cards in MTG Magic: the Gathering Sure, your blue/green Simic deck has no problems drawing, but what do you do when you want to go mono red, mono white, or Boros
If you rolled 6 or higher, instead create that token and a Treasure token
Alseid of Life's Bounty and Healer's Hawk are great 1-drops that synergize with everything, while The Birth of Meletis is a very interesting new card that is a Wall of Omens variant with lifegain applications as well