It was very good then, and Goobbue Gardener is probably very good now
It gets lifelink as an evergreen keyword on the occasional big creature, as noted on two of the previous options, but it also has other ways to gain life throughout a normal game
Generous Visitor, Siege Veteran and Wandering Emperor give it great enablers in all current, white archetypes
The throwback on Icing Manipulator to Icy Manipulator just makes me laugh and A Good Day to Pie is one of those awesome cards to say
Magic: The Gathering, all card names, and card images are Wizards of the Coast
Invasion of Ravnica is a pricey option to remove things your colors couldnt otherwise, but the chain-drawing back side (accessible thanks to its relatively low defense) should be more than enough upside to justify it