Having protection from creatures means much more than preventing damage from attackers
Put it on an Eidolon of the Great Revel and you are happy with things, likely they will have to kill their own guy or play nothing cheap for the rest of the game
It was the first block to repeat a theme (multicolor) so I was trying to get as much distance from the previous multicolor block, Invasion , as I could
Simic has a number of utility creatures with deathtouch, some mana dorks included, and having the opportunity to turn deathtouch into removal makes me want to run Skullwinder again
Every time it attacks, you gain resources and knowledge, which makes it a great pick for artifact or impulse draw strategies
This would also cover things like playing a Black Cat in your sideboard for luck. The Limited Analogy As you know, there are two main forms of Limited Magic: Draft and Sealed Deck