Sure, its 1 mana cheaper, but it looked like a throwaway card at first glance
To make your proxy look even more realistic, use a [1] Place your proxies in Because most proxies have a different image on the back or are printed on paper, card sleeves help your proxies blend in with the rest of your deck
In real-life, games tend to be played amongst the same group of people week after week, hence winning often entails knowing what kind of decks they play and specifically play cards that may not be generally good but are highly effective against those specific decks
Normally that would require something to be killed by an opponent, but you could sacrifice something such as #2 above and transform her
Then, since he doesn't shuffle the deck, he always draws the exact same hand, so after a few times you can read his strategy and develop an effective counter, if it exists