It can grab creatures that are attacking you and remove them from combat
He costs five mana to play (three colorless, one black, and one green) and comes in as a 2/4 that generates a Food token
Basically any card that says when you perform your deck's dedicated action, draw a card is solid since it adds card advantage in addition to whatever you were doing
While not using the sacrifice half as much, just being able to drain for creating all the tokens is great
This four-mana instant makes your board basically untouchable for a turn when needed, while also doubling as a potent finisher as well
Cards like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Lotus Cobra, Thoughtseize, and Negate are powerful but often used as references and examples to evaluate new cards and abilities