You can steal a land with Annex or Conquer, but those can be removed
When the flicker effect exiles the face-down creature, the game just exiles the card that represents that creature and tries to bring that card back to the battlefield
Now you dont have to choose between using tap abilities, or attacking, or blocking
While there are lots of cards that do similar exile-then-steal effects nowadays, Etali is still one of the best to ever do it, and is certainly the best monored option for anyone hoping to pull this strategy off
Previously, it was impossible for ex cards to evolve as they were meant to be the strongest cards in a person's deck
Heres the deck: Decklist 4-Color Aristocrats Affinity by Johnny Cycles Format: Modern Creatures (16) Artifacts (18) Enchantments (4) Spells (4) Lands (18) 1 Boseiju, Who Endures 3 Darksteel Citadel 2 Drossforge Bridge 1 Island 2 Mistvault Bridge 1 Mountain 1 Silverbluff Bridge 1 Slagwoods Bridge 1 Swamp 1 Tanglepool Bridge 4 Urzas Saga Sideboard (15) Match 1 vs