While you wont always control the creature (since it is unlikely that youre always going to be the Monarch), the fact that the creature cant attack you makes this a lot less of a problem
Flare of Duplication One generic, two red Instant You may sacrifice a nontoken red creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost
Even the rarest Pokemon cards in the worst conditions can sell for bank-breaking amounts of cash
Preventing combat damage in one damage step doesnt make an opposing board less scary the turn after
Last, we will talk about how to actually physically play the deck in paper so your games dont end up looking like this: Dredge is messy and complicated, but the payoff is worth it for #SCGCHAR and beyond if you want to play one of the best decks in the format
Sure, giving flying to Green can feel weird and thus make this powerful, but it was always the weakest of the first five from way back when they were introduced since death triggers with +1/+1 counters, while useful, aren't exactly game breaking