[170] Jordan Weisman, an American game designer and entrepreneur, commented I love games that challenge and change our definition of adventure gaming, and Magic: The Gathering is definitely one of a very short list of titles that has accomplished that elusive goal
I mean, this is basically a Parallel Lives on a planeswalker, and her +1 ability makes two tokens because of it
Sure, you can use it as a one-of-mana ramp effect, sacrificing Sakura-Tribe Elder to go get a basic land, but it can be so much more
4 Lightning, Army Of One Hit Twice As Hard Between Army of One and her reprint as Isshin, Two Heavens As One in the Through the Ages bonus sheet, Lightning has some excellent combat-focused commanders
Getting to jam out your spells early can be a huge tempo boost, especially if youre running a lot of removal and disruption as you should be