Though youll lose it after a few turns, it can do a lot for you while its on the field and help you fetch some good artifacts
As previously mentioned, mono-blue and mono-red have virtually zero cards which gain life (in the case of red, actually zero)
At 60 HP, this Grass version of the mythical Pocket Monster has weakness to Fire, but an especially cheap retreat cost of one Colorless
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"can't be blocked"
Sword of the Animist is also popular in equipment decks and beyond, anywhere that needs more ways to build their mana pool