You get a playmat, quickstart rules, damage, and lore tracker tokens, plus a booster pack
The draw can also be used by creatures that topdeck themselves, like Golgari ThugGolgari Thug or MortuaryMortuary more broadly, to draw the creature again from your library, giving you the ability to cast them again
After a little setup, Meren should be in a position to reanimate any creature you want each turn
Blue does have a vast array of powerful flying creatures that cost three mana but this is the most reliable of the bunch having only a consistent minor drawback
Modern Horizons 2 Modern Horizons 2 is one of the most powerful sets in Magic, and a set that changed the landscape of Modern (and other formats)
This definitely feels more like the kind of Starter Deck you could use as a skeleton for a competitive deck