At a higher mana cost this might have been a bad card, but as a one mana instant it's good enough to warrant its restriction in Type 1
Thus, when you have competitive staples that make unique tokens, you end up with sets like Dragons Maze, which was so underpowered, underdeveloped and generally unpopular that the most expensive card in the set was Voice of Resurgence, followed closely by its respective token
The core set's primary responsibility is being an introductory experience for new players
However, it also puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you save, which might not seem like a major boon, but when you think about the rest of the table losing their creatures, and yours are better than ever
Pack Tactics All for one and one from all Pack Tactics is a strong contender for the very best action card in Rise of the Floodborn