With Living Plane on the table you then start to pick off your opponents lands, which are now 1/1 creatures, by pinging them to death with a bunch of different cards
The foil on a standard holo Lorcana card tends toward a single metallic color matching the ink
Follow a Verdict with an Ash Zealot and a Chandras Phoenix and thats fourteen (!) damage, right there (two God of the Forge triggers, four power of haste, and Purphoros himself for six)
My Verdict: Sword of the Animist provides a lot of early game pressure with its ramp ability, and the ease of activating said ability demands immediate action from your opponent
The incidental grave hate from his recipe-focused ability shouldn't be the reason you play the card though
You dont really want to answer Sheoldred, the Apocalypse with this, but against a big token or a Voltron commander, this is perfect