While Y'shtola offers a unique form of card draw and incremental damage, there may be better options in certain metas, such as Niv-Mizzet, Parun or Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, depending on the deck's specific needs and power level considerations
Basking Rootwalla The look of pure joy on this happy little lizard is one of the cutest pieces of Magic art out there
It trains tirelessly to perfect its throws, making it a powerful opponent in battle
Aristocrats loses access to its most powerful pay-off cards, the ones which usually push our engine over the top: Mayhem Devil, Judith, the Scourge Diva, Midnight Reaper and Bastion of Remembrance
Finally, the amount of competition for collections (at least in my area) seems to have increased in the past two years