It causes me physical pain to say this, but again, its a tool against hexproof creatures, which are usually the order of play in Voltron decks
You can absolutely tap your Birds of Paradise for mana in response to your opponent using Sudden Shock to kill it
You're getting the Grand Abolisher text for free here, which makes it much easier to predict how your combats will turn out
With SCG CON Summer in the books, the current chapter of the Modern format concludes, and a new one will begin with the release of Modern Horizons this Friday
While the "ease of flipping" category is, in large part, a product of the number of defense counters on the battle (battles range from three to seven defense counters, and a battle with three defense counters will be much easier to flip than one with seven), it also takes other factors into consideration, like whether the battle makes creatures (if so, we can use them to help defeat the battle, making it easier to flip) or whether the battle acts as removal (which can get a blocker out of the way, making it easier to attack and defeat the battle)
Treasure tokens can be sacrificed to grant one mana