The landslide effect of gaining a mana and a card when you connect can be overwhelming
Throughout its 17-year history, Magic: The Gathering has maintained a consistent "duel" mentality where each player pretty much is out to win everything for him or herself and everyone has an equal footing
But Kaheera can be the companion in a dedicated Arahbo, Roar of the World EDH cat deck
Common cards are typically unevolved or single-stage Pokmon or Energy cards
You could end up stealing something good for seven mana if, for some reason, your opponent plays their bomb into your on-board trick, but most smart opponents will make sure to have a couple of bad creatures around for Riches fodder, which likely makes the average value not much greater than the 3/3 land you get from Rising Miasma
A 3/3 vampire warlock for 3 with menace is still a fair rate, though, even if we have to pay for each recursion