Most Blue decks tend to play a lot of instants and sorceries, and unlike Sram, it's a lot easier to hit a critical mass of targets to be worth playing
There's a variety of Sapphire cards that benefit from an item-heavy deck like this one, and by including them here, you can squeeze some extra value out of them
And all that on a body that can strike in the skies, and even eat a Sheoldred
Exalted triggers when a creature you control attacks alone
As the Nature Warden for his tribe, his duties include maintaining balance between the hunters and the wilds, but is worried this disease will disrupt it beyond his control
It didn't make the cut in Strixhaven , and it won't anywhere else