Convoke plays a huge part in getting this noble samurai way earlier in the game, and its not hard to play it early with the help of Raise the Alarm or Resolute Reinforcements
Mana Curve The mana curve seems very close to the average curve with the exception of slightly more drops on 2-4 drop positions, a spike at 3 drops and very few drops on 1 drop position
If you dont mind working a little harder to get its strategy to work (its a little trickier than the more vanilla Amber/Amethyst deck) then it will repay you in spades with a more powerful, thought out gameplay
It makes you feel like a kid again, and people will essentially pay whatever to have those feelings again. Gotta Snatch Em All Unfortunately, that has caused significant issues
Of course, getting these just because theyre pretty is just fine and is what Ill probably be doing
Meanwhile, Animar himself gets bigger, and is relatively resistant to removal with protection from black and white