Cards often earn Rare status due to higher complexity , layered effects, or strong identity, a philosophy shared by many top strategy board games
to its credit, its a place for Coiling Oracle and Patagia Viper to see play
In Limited very few decks could defeat a Masticore even if it had no backup at all, and despite a huge portion of the cost of this card being something you need to pay continuously often players who used Tinker would go get a Masticore
A similar trainer class took over for Delinquents, presumably due to the negative connotation of the name
Karumonix is the perfect addition to any Rat tribal deck, whether its your commander or just a new role-player
This is also a good ability to help protect your characters from being challenged after using them on your turn, as readying them will prevent this from happening - though it wont stop them from being targeted by songs, actions or direct attack abilities