There are 16 different cards featuring the Nidoran Evolution line
Not only does he come down early and buff your subsequent Samurai with haste for just one mana, but he can also create on-rate 5/5 flyers for five mana if youre attacking with a modified creature: a condition which, given their non-literal affinity for equipment, is incredibly easy for a Samurai deck to satisfy
If youre still struggling to understand just how powerful this card is, imagine how many times youve been in a situation where youd outright win the game if you just had the one specific card
Izzet Lutri | IKO Standard | Abe Sargent Companion (1) 1 Lutri, the Spellchaser Creatures (10) 1 Bonecrusher Giant 1 Brazen Borrower 1 Crackling Drake 1 Fae of Wishes 1 God-Eternal Kefnet 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun 1 Pteramander 1 Rielle, the Everwise 1 Sprite Dragon 1 Voracious Greatshark Planeswalkers (3) 1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame 1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno 1 Ral, Storm Conduit Instants (14) 1 Anticipate 1 Chemister's Insight 1 Expansion // Explosion 1 Fire Prophecy 1 Flame Spill 1 Ionize 1 Negate 1 Neutralize 1 Opt 1 Scorching Dragonfire 1 Shock 1 Sinister Sabotage 1 Tale's End 1 Thassa's Intervention Sorceries (5) 1 Bond of Insight 1 Callous Dismissal 1 Invade the City 1 Light Up the Stage 1 Purphoros's Intervention Enchantments (2) 1 Omen of the Forge 1 Omen of the Sea Lands (26) 9 Island 9 Mountain 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Temple of Epiphany That's just one quick example of a way to build a Standard deck with one of the worst in the cycle in Standard
Ive already shown data for Moonbreon before of sales taking place +$100-150 of market when more options were available at cheaper prices/market
