Its a nice change and also reflects how the holofoil patterns are in Japan, so having the cards appear more uniform is ultimately a good thing, in my opinion, even if it takes a bit of getting used to
Deveney explained more of the design process, saying: [There are] scenes that just don't happen , and so when we would have conversations like, "Oh yeah, it'd be so awesome to put this scene in there, and then we send it over to Square Enix to get their feedback, and they're like, "Why do you want the scene where they're talking about how much the inn costs?" According to Deveney, the scene Magic 's designers actually wanted was one from Final Fantasy 4 where Rosa tells her friends to stop fighting
The cards secondary effect is that whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell while its on the battlefield, it gets a +1/+1 counter, to become at least a 3/3 attacker or defender
(EDHREC Rank: #618) Much like Patron of the Moon, Multani benefits from a lot of cards that have been printed in recent years that care about the number of lands you play, so if green is more your speed, you should give this a consideration