But for only 1 mana, that card is going to be the best, highest quality card your deck has to offer, possibly netting you a lot of card advantage through a board wipe, stopping someone else from doing the same to you with a counterspell, or setting you up to complete an infinite combo
Few of the artifact decks that previously existed have been able to manage this, and even the ones that still do like Hardened Scales and Mono-White Hammer (Lurrus) are on slim margins
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A 0/4 Defender is great at holding off early Aggro onslaughts, which is crucial in current Standard
Its a no brainer, but Ive yet to see this card played enough outside of Dragon tribal, and even then, its pulling lower numbers than it should