A rare might give you a solid creature or a useful spell
So as long as the cards you run arent acorn-foiled or silver-bordered from a set like Unglued , and it's not on Commander's ban list then youre good to go
Being a -1 here doesnt allow to hold forever, which is the one difference between 0s and 1s), one 1/1 with more flexibility (Kasmina, Enigma Sage) 4-mana: +: One 1/1 (Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Saheeli, the Gifted ) with lifelink (Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Archangel Elspeth) or other minor upside (Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, Jaya, Fiery Negotiator, Commodore Guff ), 1/3 chance at two 1/1s with haste (Comet, Stellar Pup) 0: One 2/2 (Arlinn Kord, Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Garruk Relentless) with haste (Xenagos, the Reveler), one 1/1 with major upside (Zariel, Archduke of Avernus) -1: One 3/3 (Garruk Wildspeaker, Lukka, Bound to Ruin (Compleated)), one 2/2 with upsides (The Wandering Emperor) 5-mana: +2: Two 0/1s (Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools) +1: One 2/3 with minor upside (Ashiok, Nightmare Muse), one 1/1 with major upside ( Freyalise, Llanowars Fury , Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Nahiri the Lithomancer ), one 3/3 (Garruk, Primal Hunter, Vivien, Monsters Advocate, Nissa Who Shakes the World, Jared Carthalion ), one 2/2 (Liliana, Deaths Majesty), one BIG creature of variable size (Nissa, Ascended Animist, when compleated twice
This has multiple uses, such as diminishing your opponents resources, retrieving cards that you previously inked back to your hand, and being able to control the board
Hiros stats and abilities are pretty impressive, so its not just the beautiful art that makes this card so sought after
