Among all one-mana MTG blue spells, Brainstorm is the one most capable of warping a game from a single cast
And while there are stronger locations to add to this deck once you customize it, at starter deck tournaments where pickings are slim, players will likely have trouble taking out this location early on
Im not particularly interested in low toughness 4-drops and strongly prefer cards like Craven Hulk over stuff like Elderleaf Mentor and Littjara Glade-Warden Deck This does everything I want a Gruul deck to do: gets on the board quickly, goes big, and pushes damage via trample
But Kyodai isnt just about defenseits activated ability pumps it into an 8/8 threat, making it a late-game finisher that also protects your key pieces early on
I covered it in more detail up above, but the TLDR version is that she offers redundancy for powerful token doubling via the static ability and solid offensive and defensive capability with the three abilities
The chain can go on for turns at a time, putting your entire hand onto the battlefield for free