a card that might normally have little effect on an opponent can be used to remove a card with Vanish from play.
Commander Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, you may cast up to one target card of the other type from your graveyard
The basic idea is to use abilities like Vivi Ornitiers to deal your opponent 1 damage whenever you cast a noncreature spell and then start slinging noncreature spells like its going out of style
While it certainly has its advantages, I found that after a dozen or so matches with the deck I never once won with Thassa
When designers who didn't know the reference asked about him, I just said, "Trust me, he's great." Later when working on reprints, I also wanted to reference the Wondrous Tails weekly missions, and Tome of Legends felt like the perfect flavor fit by adding counters to your book and granting you rewards for doing so
You can use it on offense or defense, and get lots of value on your airbent cards
