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As for decks that this could slot in, some fun jund sacrifice matters decks like Korvold, Fae Cursed King, or Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire would make good use of this recurring bird
Flowstone Thopter Thopters are an old creature type, and creatures, particularly artifact creatures, were generally not great in the early days of MTG
Combine the two abilities with some effect that will let you make mana like Ashnods Altar and Pitiless Plunderer, which will net you six mana when you sacrifice them all between the Altar and Treasure tokens
Spiders gum up the board and protect your life total reasonably well, which lets you spend life more liberally to maximize Connections
There are borderless cards with art by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt who have a long history of notable fantasy artwork, including old Lord of the Rings calendars