Banned in Standard, and still sees heavy play in formats like Pioneer, Modern, Commander, and Cubes
Thus, the experiences Conquest precipitates align with Commander Magic, or the greater vision of what Commander can be, because Commander licenses groups to suit our own passions by modifying its overarching framework
Five mana for a 4/4 with both trample and haste is powerful, but not absurd, and its exiling ability is almost always fantastic
Creatures (8) Lands (17) Spells (35) 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Sleight of Hand 4 Serum Visions 4 Opt 4 Manamorphose 4 Pyromancer Ascension 3 Noxious Revival 4 Faithless Looting 4 Thought Scour Sideboard Even if Izzet Phoenix is ready to give up the mantle of best deck, its ability to continuously adapt shows that it will remain part of the format for a while
Or make it very costly for someone to kill it, either in combat or with a kill spell
Menace, haste, and five toughness will do that