There are two phases to the game against Mono-Red: dont die and kill them. Your goal is to sideboard into all threats that are good at starting off as dont die and rapidly turn into kill them. Planeswalkers dont do that, and Jadelight Ranger usually just gets sent packing by Abrade or Ahn-Crop Crasher
Mind you, Im not a hardcore CCG player, and I dont usually seek these experiences out, but Ive got a few friends who play these games competitively or judge competitions, and I trust their assessment based on the Lorcana starter sets
Andril, Narsil Reforged puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control every time you attack, but once you get to 10 or more permanents and acquire the city's blessing for the rest of the game, that bumps up to two counters
You can treat the four-stage summons like Ifrit and Summon: Fat Chocobo as creatures on your curve, while 3-stage summons are more akin to spells
You can even move into other powerful three drops like Glissa Sunslayer
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