mtg from the vault relics card list From the Vault: Relics

The key difference here is that Banner of Kinship only enters with counters if you already have the creatures in play, so its more akin to an Overrun

If Thancred Waters leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it before its triggered ability resolves, the target legendary permanent won't gain indestructible at all

The addition of colored mana also allows this card to be more powerful, so you get both a better creature than Mortarpod provides as well as a more aggressive equip cost

Omnath, Locus of the Roil The first of three Omnaths in our list, Omnath, Locus of the Roil is an effective elementals commander

Whenever you cast a spell that targets a creature you don't control, Legolas deals damage equal to its power to up to one target creature