She adored her cat Zeus and loved the familys two German Shepherds, Prince and Echo
People are tricked into using the +1 ability, as 3/1 Elemental tokens kill quite quickly, but often using the 0 ability to cycle some lands and low-impact cards into a good hand is a more assured win
This ability can't be copied and X can't be 0
Cards mean you get to actively participate in what's going on, and there's nothing worse than being out of gas and topdecking lands or cards that don't help you rebuild, deal with threats, or progress your game plan
Just casting this dragon avatar gives you strong card advantage, and it can be tutored and cast via Bring to Light, giving birth to the Niv-to-Light deck
That last ability, while pricey, is perfect for doubling up on ETB effects or swinging in with an extra threat to close out games