Even just having one Censor in your deck, and cycling it away on turn 1, sends a signal to your opponent to be cognizant of the card and to play around it for the rest of the game
Players in the West often have a complete deck list in mind before theyve ripped a single pack of a new set
Friendly Teddy is a fully colorless one, which I may have mentioned was once the entire gimmick of Artifact cards, so I appreciate when they get back to basics like this
If you get a large creature with the first cast, the following cast can be even more impactful
There's a reason the old adage is "Bolt the Bird" rather than "Pacify the Elf." On top of this are more layers, usually also downsides: PacifismPacifism is vulnerable to a DisenchantDisenchant effect drawn at any point during the game, the creature's controller can bounce it back to their hand, and they can still use it to power some spells like Rabid BiteRabid Bite, or to sacrifice to cards like Village RitesVillage Rites