Get your mana accelerants on board first, then cast Kinnan
Also, with the printings of new removal spells which are heavily played, the format is not truly missing out on interaction to deal with a 2/1
There were several great counterspells, pieces of individual removal, and multiple board wipes to choose from, with most of them being dirt cheap to boot
It also gains any abilities of the creature you cast
He isnt as stocky when it comes to challenges as some other characters, with a strength of just two and a willpower of three, but that Evasive keyword means that opponents will need to bring out Evasive characters or have removal cards in their hand to deal with him
As far as Lurantis is concerned, this means her GX attack does 100 damage (as opposed to 50 normally) for every Basic Grass applied to her