In this starter deck, strategic Sapphire glimmers like Gaston Intellectual Powerhouse and Judy Hopps Optimistic Officer help you plan ahead and clear the way for teams of determined Amber glimmers like the miners from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
This makes it the best discard spell since discard spells got fair, and even if your opponent manages to empty his hand you can still use it on yourself to gain 6 life off of useless land cards
Even better, you can then use the absorbed damage to nuke any creature on the battlefield even the enchanted attacker
Conclusion I really like that Wizards (if Kalemne is official) is trying out a different path for Red-White, pushing high CMC creatures, and possibly giving more support to Giants
First: You hit your own nontokens, but you can mitigate that with a well-timed protection spell
The Reserved List includes all the Alpha and Beta cards that did not appear in the Fourth Edition or Ice Age