If I had to pick a favorite base card today, it would actually be shadowless Caterpie, hah
You can do this with fetchlands , Strip Mine , and a whole host of other cards if you want to get up to three uses out of them - perhaps you can even bait your opponent into a board wipe while you also have these permanents on board to get even more value
A variety of creature-toolbox decks rely on Chord of Calling as an instant-speed tutor to find silver bullet answers like Reclamation Sage and Collector Ouphe to hamper their opponents, or to assemble value engines with cards like Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Draw two discard two is a good chunk of immediate action as well as card quality
He also has a freaking pumpkin for a head and a very gangly body
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