It gets away with this a bit by being so cheap, growing fairly quickly, and with the general perks of the vehicle card type
The fact that it's not a procedural, says creator Alexi Hawley I grew up with the magic tier system - from playing the original Final Fantasy as a child, getting Final Fantasy 4 as a teen, and on through every game since
Brawl Not Legal Vintage Legal Timeless Legal Commander Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Legal Penny Legal Toolbox Buy This Card Notes and Rules Information for Satoru Umezawa: Satoru Umezawa's triggered ability triggers whenever you activate a ninjustsu ability, and it will resolve before that ability resolves
That character then gains Resist +1, making it far harder to banish in the opponent's next turn
These decks are usually looking to end the game around turns 8-12
I didnt think Standard would be as keen on this card as they were Panharmonicon and I think I may have underestimated how much Standard seems to love jamming seemingly EDH cards