They all let you add new cards to your hand, but they usually come with some severe drawbacks
Playing this on two and then getting a creature later sounds awesome This has good aggressive stats, and the symmetrical effect will sometimes punish your opponent This probably isnt as good as the land cyclers in Blue, Black, and Green, as those are the colors that are best with the graveyard, but Red isnt completely uninterested in the yard, and the creature you get here isnt the most inefficient thing either
It's because their usual tactics may not be as effective
Let's take a look at Sai, Master Thopterist: There are two levels to this creature
The upgrades are going to offer a tremendous power boost to the deck: Crown of Flames and Whip Silk allows us to repeatedly trigger Chishiro and new inclusions like Eidolon of Blossoms for just two mana, we have Renata, Called to the Hunt to add counters to all of our creatures, Kodama of the West Tree for insane ramp potential, which pairs well with Avenger of Zendikar, Breath of Fury to put our menacing tokens to use for easy alpha strikes, and more