For some fans, this gives you a better idea of whether a pull is good for your collection or if its one that can serve as a decent rarity bump to take to a competition
Older Dinosaur support often also supports the Reptile Type, referencing how dinosaurs are part of the traditional reptile group in real life
Sure, all it does is spread out +1/+1 counters, but its an easy way to weaponize all that scrying youll be doing, which doesnt normally progress your boardstate
In later games, players must already have the card in their card list, either by owning at least one copy of it, or by owning most of the other cards in the set the desired card is from
Lets go over some of the top reasons to collect
Bitterthorn + Sword of the Animist Im sure you could write a thesis on which is better between Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus and Sword of the Animist, but this aint no thesis, and I like them both