A serialized version of Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer has just been sold for upwards of $6,500
For instance: A deck with a commander that costs two mana may avoid 2mv ramp because it anticipates playing its commander on turn two instead of ramping
Vanquisher's Banner and Icon of Ancestry work like this, giving all your Goblins +1/+1, but the more Goblin lords you control, the more of a threat your swarm of 1/1 creeps will be
While the original is generally used as a way to protect a combo going off, Serenade doesnt hit instants or sorceries, so itll have a different use case, probably more as a tempo card
The sideboard (along the right) has 16 cards right now because I can't decide what to cut
Magic has had what are called "modal double-faced cards" before that allow you to cast either side from your hand, but this is the first I know of that also allows you to pay a cost to flip it while the front side is already in play - in this case, you can play Peter Parker for two mana, and then pay four more on a later turn to have him transform