Minnie Mouse is less popular than Mickey, but she's definitely worth quite a pretty penny as one of the first iconic cards in the entire game
You need at least one Basic Pokmon (the yellow-bordered cards that don't require evolution to play) to start a game, as you can't mulligan indefinitely without one
For example, if Nethergoyf is in your library, its toughness is determined by the ability "Nethergoyf's power is equal to the number of card types among cards in your graveyard and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1." If your graveyard consists of an artifact card, a creature card, and an instant card, you won't be able to find Nethergoyf with Recruiter of the Guard since Nethergoyf's toughness will be 4
Currently, Modern is relatively dense with midrange decks, so shifting the onus onto them puts Burn in a great place
Since Phylath requires you to have a ton of basics, Blood Moon, Magus of the Moon, and Ruination become easy includes to slow your opponents down