Its cool, and itll be played, but you probably just want Reservoir instead
They have so much value on the board that most control players are happy to spend the counter magic on them
One of the biggest challenges in fighting Abzan is the deck appears prepared for everything
It does in fact qualify, though it obviously cant be force-transformed with Tetzin, Gnome Champion or through any other means than melding it with Urza, Lord Protector or Mishra, Claimed by Gix
Expect to see this cycle feature in Standard for as long as they are legal with usage in Pioneer and Modern too
If something like Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer follows the same trajectory, it's going to take many years of constant reprints to drop its price, and even then the card won't be cheapit just won't be one of the most expensive cards in one of Magic 's most popular formats