Being able to tutor for cards is great, especially when it's attached to a land that synergizes with your entire deck
The ability to play on other turns really becomes incredible when you can ramp, draw cards, and grow a huge trampling threat at instant-speed
Illustrated by Julie Baroh Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Banned Comp
This was a stalwart of Standard mono-green decks when it first came out, and its still a scary threat there as early as turn 2
(They're artifacts with " , , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Legendary Creature - Peasant Halfling Color tag templates(None) Hornet Nest Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever this creature is dealt damage, create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch
The card's ravenous trigger is harder to enact than most due to the double X casting cost, but it's a nice extra feature that could come in handy when you least expect it