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Green also has lots of effects that care about creatures, including the best tutors like Worldly Tutor and Green Sun's Zenith and cards that benefit from having creatures like Rishkar's Expertise
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So, while not as much of a slam-dunk as Sword of the Animist, Bitterthorn is still very good, especially in builds that play Sword of the Animist for ramp rather than as an equipment in their suite