But all jokes aside, Nettle Guard is much more than just a decent attacker if you play it in the early turns, and it retains its utility later in the game thanks to its sacrifice ability
The card distills an iconic aspect of FINAL FANTASYan encounter with a crystal and the determination of young heroes to save the world
You can choose to tap a target creature or prevent a tapped creature from untapping during the opponents next untap step
Chandra drops a bundle of dried palm fronds, and Loot bounds down to pick it back up
Since your tokens tend to have one toughess, you can use them in a pinch
Setting aside the utterly random bit of artifact-hosing (which I guess is a reference to Mirrodin Pure defeating the colored Phyrexians), theres an interesting riff on cards like Platinum Angel, Lichs Mirror, Angel of Grace, and Exquisite Archangel