You can cast both halves and basically have an etb effect without actually having an etb effect
The Cruelty of Gix Read ahead is nice, but it defeats our purposes today: the hand-revealing is part of the first chapter of The Cruelty of Gix, so using read ahead bypasses it
Need to remove and indestructible Blightsteel Coloussus
It broke numerous sales records, and the product was extremely difficult to find due to the intense demand
The Resolute Archangel trigger will do nothing, because setting the amount of life to a specific value also leads to life changes that are forbidden
He doesn't have any abilities to offer, but when compared to other cost five cards, his strength, willpower, and lore spread are pretty standard