Sure, it's a little 1/1, but it's got reach, can produce any color of mana, and with a slight investment, it can trade with another creature in combat
Its ability to grant three planeswalkers an extra loyalty counter when they enter the battlefield is significant on ramping up to ultimates or survivability
Its almost an inverse Phyrexian Obliterator, but instead of forcing your opponent to sacrifice, it insteads builds Anti-Venom up even more
Of course, other cards joined it at the same time, but this is the one that sparked a need for a ban list
Heroic Intervention has had a few reprints of late that have dropped its price a bit, but it's still ten dollars and something any green deck would want
Genetic Apex & Battling Rewards For those new to the game, it makes more sense to commit to one of the Genetic Apex packs and focus on the tools required for one specific deck, before trying out the new mini-set