After some discussion, we settled on the following: There was some sequentiality What makes a story a story is that something happens, and then something else happens that's predicated on the first thing happening
Considering that Pokmon Collector doesn't need a build-up like Arceus VSTAR to work and draws three cards instead of two, it would be even more powerful if it were in play today
It saw a lot of use in Standard burn decks, but it can still be useful in any mono-red Commander build due to its quick and easy mana production
When a swarm card is defeated, any excess damage may be dealt to another swarm card underneath the same host enemy, or if all of its swarm cards are gone, to the host enemy itself
Another strategy I havent seen Pack Rats in yet, but could, is Jund Loam: Creatures (2) 2 Pack Rat Planeswalkers (4) Lands (28) Spells (26) Life from the Loam is a pretty intense card to discard to Pack Rat