It is, though it could be considered a double edged sword (it may makes you "burn" a card you would have needed). On the other hand, if you play it wisely once you have several creatures, it can speed up the rate at which you can put them in play, without making you spend cards you have in your hand. Be aware though that this deck isn't used in competition and mostly in friendly multiplayer games, a tiddy bit too slow for 1v1.