This 4/4 with first strike and deathtouch lets you play an extra land each turn, punishes nonbasics from across the table, and can turn your spare lands or creatures into card advantage
The backgrounds also add to the atmosphere, such as with their Ralts card, where it looks around in awe at the academy in Paldea
For example it was easier to reconstruct the commons sheet for Skyridge (73 different commons) than for Neo Revelation (20 commons)
Inspired in part by the Mongols, the Mardu Horde are a culture of warriors, conquest and victory, raiding nearby villages and clans on horseback to gain provisions and prizes
Each player gains control of the creature they chose
Low power and low utility without the fairly high threshold of support needed for them