Even Evil Has Standards: Even Punch-Clock Villain Gafgarion expresses disdain for Larg's machinations (though not enough to stop working for him)
Eat a removal spell and it'll just have a brief stint as Temple of Power before it transforms back
For seven mana you get an on curve 7/7 with four powerful keywords - flying (evasion), vigilance (very strong in multiplayer swinging at people in the air for Commander Damage and then holding the fort), deathtouch (no one wants to block) lifelink (nice double life swing for that 7 damage.)
I prefer the flying of the Simic Sky Swallower to the morph of Sagu Mauler, but both are powerful game-ending forces
They serve to give your side of the board tempo by allowing your creatures to attack (removing defenders), giving you more time to set up the board (removing attackers/expensive creatures), and allow for combat tricks (saving your creatures after damage is on the stack
Imagine: Courageous Critters Those entering Bloomburrow through the Omenpaths find themselves taking a quick paws when they see their reflection