mtg shards of alara cards Dragon's Herald [Shards Alara] (If any of the abilities use that cards name Shards of Alara - MTG

At this point, the cost was three

You get forcibly impaled giant Phyrexians

The effect is not bad on its own, but potentially highly synergistic depending on the build (both the Treasure token and reverse looting effect)

Whenever you cast an artifact or creature spell using mana produced by Barracks of the Thousand, create a white Gnome Soldier artifact creature token with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts and/or creatures you control." Barracks of the Thousand's triggered ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger

Swift Reconfigurations flexibility is the reason so many folks are talking about it

Casting big spells for cheap is always fun