As a 2/3 for 3, her stats arent all that great, but her first ability allows any player to draw a card if a Creature enters the battlefield that has more power than any other Creature
Giving up a Food is more appealing, but youre still attacking with a 1/3, and theres a pretty good chance that even when you tap down an opposing creature with this, your opponent can easily take it down in combat, especially after the early stages of the game
Anyway, away we go into Unglued
When Wizards announced the Affinity bannings in March 2005, it completely gutted the deck, taking away not only two of its key win conditions in Disciple of the Vault and Arcbound Ravager but all six of the artifact lands as well
Removal-heavy decks are scarce in Modern these days, and being able to race thanks to Aether Vials ability to empty your hand quickly is more valuable