You can save a high value target from removal with this spell, but more than that, it gives you way more than one mana of value particularly because of how good the Rebound effect is
Its an 8/8 for a whopping 12 mana, but costs less for each snow land you control so this thing could be cast on turn 6
Then theres Sakiko, Mother of Summer, who it could be argued that, while an animal herself, shes actually a parent to an abstract concept and not more snakes, and Ishkanah, Grafwidow, who we know is a mom thanks to her Arena variant, but that doesnt count
It easily earns its place among the best Auras MTG players use for consistent commander pressure
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Theyre often used in decks that want long-term value or combo potential, especially in strategies that can add extra counters or multiply them