In addition to being able to provide card advantage, Nalia can help push damage through and bolster your forces, as at the beginning of combat on your turn, each creature you control gets a +1/+1 counter and deathtouch until the end of turn as long as you have a full party
Creature - Wurm Color tag templates(None) Champion of Lambholt Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block creatures you control
Gifting an opponent the monarchy is annoying, but in a deck with card draw punishers like Nekusar, the Mindrazer, you can work around it
As such, Nissa can quickly fire off multiple ultimates or resist a few incoming attacks
The more mana you have in early turns, the faster you can play spells and creatures, and start building up your board