It benefits typal decks directly by fixing the mana needed to cast spells and provides counterspell hate so that you can resolve your key creatures
Ive found that if the verge lands initial color is your decks primary color, these cards are wonderful ways to establish the additional colors you need
What competitive formats is Alien Symbiosis played in
If you somehow cycle a card, return it to your hand, and cycle it a second time in one turn, Spellpyre Phoenix's last ability counts each time you cycled it and returns to your hand
Compared to the power of more modern 6 drops this dork falls well short and will only really see play in decks that ramp mana really fast so that he is facing off against 3 and 4 drops not 5 and 6 drops
This raccoon bard even gets you card advantage to go with the pressure generated by turning cards like Elven Chorus, Court of Ire, and The One Ring into threats