Each card in the Beginner Box depicts the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe, making it a fun and flavorful way to learn to play
She had a slow start in Standard but eventually took off, boosting the Phyrexian Praetors value
The Wandering Minstrel does basically nothing until you get to a whopping five towns in play, which isnt great given that a lot of town builds might only end up with that many in the whole deck
For example, if you start the turn at 10 life, then gain 5 life, and then lose 7 life, you'll distribute five +1/+1 counters, even though your life total is now lower than it was at the beginning of the turn
Its a reworked, stronger version of a popular card called Necropotence, which does similar things, but doesnt put the cards into your hand until your next end step