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As a 2/4, it doesnt die to most damage-based removal

For example, say a player casts Croaking Counterpart (a sorcery that says "Create a token that's a copy of target non-Frog creature, except it's a 1/1 green Frog.") targeting Goblin Glasswright

Cards like Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, Exalted Sunborn, Foggy Swamp Spirit Keeper, or Siege Rhino shine in these matchups for exactly that reason

The other key difference is that Sail the Azurite Sea allows the controlling player to draw a card

Actually, now that I think about it This is my favorite infinite mana combo in the deck, and it screams Christmas

Whether it be card draw, recursion or even straight-up reanimation, white has more synergy with small creatures than any other color in the game