The strategy for this one is a little more complicated than some of the other Starter Commander decks, which I actually see as a huge positive for beginners
2UR is too much to draw and discard, even if you do get a 1/1 flying haste insect in the process
If you didnt block, they could unmorph into something that punished you when it connected
But just like Karplusan Yeti above, I think this is simply a product of early MTG where some of the card artwork don't quite have the main creature it's supposed to be depicting in the main focus
Moggcatcher is in similar shape, appearing only in Nemesis and as part of The List, and sitting at roughly $11 in its cheapest form
5 Vren, The Relentless Rat Of Control Vren, the Relentless is a Rat that wants you to constantly be destroying your opponents' creatures