It was already a pretty good mechanic, but it didnt get a chance to shine in the main set
The key difference here is that Banner of Kinship only enters with counters if you already have the creatures in play, so its more akin to an Overrun
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Again, he's a bit of a simpler creature that combines the fantasy of 'djinn coming out of the lamp' from the myths of the 1001 Arabian Nights stories (which, incidentally, will be relevant in the next expansion) and the 'djinns are air elementals' from Dungeons & Dragons