In order to maintain a relatively high number of creatures for Collected Company, you cant afford to sideboard many noncreatures
A 1/1 flier is also way more useful than either a 1/2 or 1/3 body on the ground and so Thopter Engineer is a much more rounded and independently playable card
Inalla expands on a sub-theme among Wizards in Magic, following other cards like: Galecaster Colossus Azami, Lady of Scrolls Sigil Tracer Supreme Inquisitor 3 Sidar Jabari Of Zhalfir Say Good Knight The Knight commander, Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir, excels in keeping cards moving through your hand and brings your Knights back for a second round once it's in play
They're a step down from the original ABUR duals (Taiga) and shocklands (Stomping Grounds), but they're still great and I'll definitely be running them
Most builds use synergistic cards like Oath of Teferi, Peregrine Drake, and Felidar Guardian to create elaborate flickering board states that win in contrived ways