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Leaving behind 4/4 flyers is a great compensation for when it inevitably eats removal

It is not that Bird is so high on this list that is surprising, more so that there are four other cards between it an Noble Hierarch which is a very similar card and situationally better than the Birds

When Red is trying to do something, it will do so quickly, or die trying

Red is quite rare for rat strategies, but Freya is a solid include if Totentanz, Swarm Piper (more on him later) is your Commander as long as youre also focusing on equipment

You want your counters to be free and versatile, and unlike An Offer You Cant Refuse, Swan Song, Force of Negation, Flusterstorm, Dispel, and Spell Pierce, this can counter creatures