Still it has three abilities that are always highly relevant, and a fourth that can absolutely ruin certain decks, so it's not hard to see why EDH fans are slotting this one into the 99
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The fact that it needs colorless mana can be useful in archetypes that require access to other colors, but are predominantly green, such as Titan Field and Golgari Yawgmoth, and its ability can give it space in Domain Zoo to amplify the clock
This Natural Order for Dinosaurs is incredibly powerful and, similarly to Hunting Velociraptor, can lead to a very early Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
The burst damage potential makes it very scary to face, particularly in game one