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Creature removal for green and blue, enchantment removal for black and red, hand disruption for the non-black decks etc

While rarity doesnt necessarily mean the card is better, its a decent way to tell how powerful a card is

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It looks like almost half of these inclusions come from Toph, the First MetalbenderToph, the First Metalbender decks (an area I dabbled in that was doing a lot more than earthbending), but to be honest, I still don't get it

The Sword does give your creature +3/+2 (ensuring your Birds of ParadiseBirds of Paradise can still cast a Beast WithinBeast Within off a single hit) but no evasion