The halfling can only help cast legendary spells but prevents those spells from getting countered
Getting board control, a sacrifice outlet, card draw, and a discard outlet in a single 4-mana creature is a lot of valuable text
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We've got a few Lands which do other things, like Rogue's Passage (which gets our Equipped Creature through), Castle Ardenvale (which makes more Creatures), Emeria, the Sky Ruin (which buys back our dead stuff), and Maze of Ith, which can save us from a certain death
The difference between a gem mint 10.0 card and a 9.0 graded card is dramatic
Aggressive decks should run 2-3 rituals alongside standard mana rocks to deploy threats ahead of curve