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
If you play a tokens deck, and especially if youre on Smothering Tithe, this seems perfectly playable
Unlike the upkeep-inducing Justice, Honorable Passage allows for maximum versatility: you can protect your creatures, yourself, and do it all as an instant
For two mana, Vivi's Persistence creates a 0/1 black Wizard creature token that deals one damage to each opponent whenever its controller casts a noncreature spell
Now converted to Goldbug, Scrappy Scout, your human spells cannot be countered, giving you the freedom to cast whatever you like
The Devotion lists can play Fervent Champion as it works well with Embercleave, but I still think its worse than the previously mentioned one-drops, and you dont want more than twelve anyway since youre more midrange