Red was the king of haste
Chances are small that the mono-white player isnt playing Generous Gift or Drannith Magistrate
Wizards of the Coast's development team for Chronicles excluded powerful, abusive cards that were the frequent sources of player complaints, such as Mana Drain, The Abyss, Nether Void, Moat, and Maze of Ith, while including cards that they determined had a high "coolness factor" and would drive sales with the predominantly-casual player base for Magic at the time, such as the Elder Dragon Legends, The Wretched, Sol'Kanar the Swamp King, Dakkon Blackblade, and the three "Urza's Lands" from Antiquities
It could backfire horribly, but you don't play a card like this to play like a coward
This Ajani card starts off as a creature and makes a 2/1 Cat token when it comes into play, likely representing his beloved brother
Unfortunately, the cards tend to ride up in the sleeve during shuffling, to the point where some cards end up sticking out from the top