But back then, the top decks of the day hadn't considered this logic
Admittedly, Phylath pushing you toward basic lands during deck construction is a bit annoying, but the massive number of creatures it makes and the ability to hand out 4 power to a Plant creature of your choice is incredibly strong, and turns late game mana ramp into a lot of potential pain for your opponents
Olivia, Crimson Bride Olivia, Crimson Bride works perfectly fine without other legends, but it incentivizes you to play a few extras
Whatever buffs you want for birds will buff your army of mechanical flying tokens
When looking at all of the legendary cards, I wanted to avoid narrow legends
You can set up the general context of the call ("I'm in a Magic game and I need someone outside the game to make a choice"), but you shouldn't explain anything that's going on in the game or what the consequences of their choice may be