Its a tiny nod, but one that subtly connects the entire SOLDIER program to the +1/+1 counter ecosystem in the set
When you pick up an early unfair card and begin building around it, ask yourself what kind of overall deck your card thrives in, and keep an eye out for other unfair cards that also work well in that space, even if the two cards aren't direct analogs in the way Counterspell and Mana Leak are
With Flying and Trample, he'll almost always hit an enemy player in combat
Illustrated by Milivoj eran Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Why do you need to draw the nonland cards
For instance, attacking over the top of opposing Pack Rats instead of trading is a thing against Mono-Black decks, so I upgrade to Gift of Orzhova