Meriadoc Brandybuck Alone, Meriadoc Brandybuck will create a Food token whenever it attacks
This time it leads a 4/3 sized dork with three abilities to tap your untapped tokens for various effects that scale up the more you tap
This means we need to pack our deck with auras and mill ten or more of them before our opponent can close out the game
It's handy for combo strategies, builds your Storm count, pumps Prowess creatures, puts an Instant into the graveyard to get you towards Delirium or enlarge a Tarmogoyf, and gets you closer to Threshold or pays for Delve costs And sometimes you would rather have cards on top of your deck than in your hand
Theres a real argument to be had over which card is more powerful between Brutal Cathar and Skyclave Apparition, and while I imagine Skyclave Apparition wins out in most scenarios, it is worth noting that Brutal Cathar can nab multiple creatures if you are able to transform it multiple times