After casting Affinity, tap your Squirrel Nest land to make a token, thus untapping the Squirrel Nest land since its a creature now
It's a Phantom Monster for five mana rather than four, and it comes to the party with a great ability to pump all snow dorks
To me, this card reads: You and target opponent each draw three cards, then you become friends, and thats how its played out every time for me
You sacrifice whatever extra bodies you have lying around in order to draw cards, which draws you towards more creatures that will trigger Ayaras first ability when they enter the battlefield
Cards like Volrath's Laboratory also give you choices to make but are more open-ended
Verdeloth won't give himself +1/+1 unless he somehow becomes a Saproling