Protection from red isnt nothing either being able to ignore board wipes like Blasphemous Act and Structural Assault is extremely handy, and the ability to hold off a bigger red creature later in the game like Etali, Primal Storm or Inferno Titan can save you from a lot of unwanted damage in certain matchups
This is great if you need to stop a gigantic monster from killing you off, but it also allows you to get any attack triggers you might want while being able to protect your Creature
You dont have to gift someone an 8/8, but if you do, it means at its floor its making you an 8/8 that end step
Andril, Narsil Reforged uses the ascend mechanic from Rivals of Ixalan : It counts the number of permanents you control to determine if you have the citys blessing
The genome thief, and the main protagonist of FF9, is easily identified by his unique fashion choice: a waistcoat and cuffs, but no sleeves