In keeping with Atraxas special ability to manipulate counters, this deck as a whole likes to play around with counters of all sorts around the table, letting you set up situations to your benefit
In that case, only you can cast spells and attack with creatures before your next turn begins
It's the perfect leader for enabling your big dinosaurs, since it helps you cheat them out onto the field
Its technically true that a lot of the incentive to play a card like Looter il-Kor is as a discard outlet, but if you run into trouble because Seafaring Werewolf doesnt let you discard cards, Ill be there for you with the worlds smallest violin
Three mana is just a bit too much to hold up on the off chance you need to counter something
This meant that red decks, except for Burn, almost always had to be paired with another colour that provided removal for bigger creatures