This would explain his mercy shown to Mirrodin refugees, his lack of any real concept for the Grand Work, and why he was so looked down upon by the other Praetors
A three colour, four mana 3/3 that's sometimes a vanilla 6/6 just doesn't cut it no matter how many Steven Tyler-like ribbons it attaches to the spear it's holding
Many creatures that enter and make your opponent discard, lose life, or sacrifice creatures have 1 toughness, so theres plenty of value to be had
Inti advises that the emperor is impatient to have the door opened, suggesting perhaps other, less academically palatable methods might be employed to open the door
As the EDH format allowed only one copy of any given card in a deck, the Highlander part of its original name was, of course, a fitting one