It can also put you far ahead on board when paired with another notable legendary Wizard 4
Valakut Exploration The two best things you can do in Magic are draw cards and make land drops, so what if you got to do both in one package
Second ability gets you a Shivan Dragon every single turn, which is worth it if you don't need the ramping
for example, your cool counterspell should be blue, your hasty creature is likely red, a card that cares about power is green, and so on
Team-wide boosts stack from Shared Animosity, Heraldic Banner, and Icon of Ancestry
$100 List The $100 List does the same thing just better: we get Mutavault that we can fetch with Expedition Map and Weathered Wayfarer, more extra combats, and a bunch of generic upgrades