I used to run him in my Zedruu the Greathearted deck, where Darien would deter would-be attackers with the threat of mobilizing troops
With mana fixing as a primary reason for fetch lands, Izzet-colored decks are among the most in need of all their colors as soon as possible, thus we get the premium on one of the games best lands for red and blue
Anyway, its an okay green creature, and it has theoretical combo potential with its bounce-to-hand ability, but thats likely not worth the effort
MtG mutate cards seem simple at first, but the mutate keyword is one of the least intuitive in all of Magic the Gathering
(2020-06-23) Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield
Archeops is nothing to write home about sans its Primal Turbo ability, which lets you attach up to 2 Special Energy from your deck to one of your Pokmon