If your Serra Paragon sticks around for a few turns later in the game, you get to recycle creatures your opponent has already dealt with, either forcing them to remove that creature again or waiting to get overwhelmed by your returning forces
Its kind of vanilla, but it hits so hard that you should be thrilled to play it
A classic reprint from Kamigawa block
Japanese cards shown for reference only.
In fact, lets go ahead and create the mono-White cantripping creature tier list right now: S Tier : Wall of Omens, Inspiring Overseer A Tier : Spirited Companion, Helpful Hunter B Tier : Priest of Ancient Lore, Combat Thresher C Tier : Roving Harper, Search Party Captain D Tier : Resistance Squad, Settlement Blacksmith F Tier : Splitskin Doll, Errand-Rider of Gondor F- Tier : Farsight Adept Squad Rallier For three mana, Squad Rallier lets you look at the top four cards of your library to get a creature card with power 2 or less from among them
I like chucking a couple of clones into the deck to strip my opponents of their resources, giving me plenty of time to find victory