Now it has a wealth of options for whatever your needs
The birds were annoying at times, forcing you to spend mana on tokens that youd rather not interact with
It might even be the combination of having Cloud and having him be on a pushed new design from one of my favorite archetypes, but I was so over it the moment I saw it
Savannah Lions, for the longest time, was among the most powerful one-drops ever, as a vanilla 2/1 for was utterly wild value so much so that watered-down versions in other colors with profound drawbacks were printed time and again (Mtenda Lion, Jackal Pup, Goblin Patrol, Jungle Lion, Scarred Puma, etc.)
Cards that let you play a spell when you discard, like Loxodon Smiter, were designed as an answer to discard effects like Liliana of the Veil