If you do manage to defeat the Battle, you get a three-power Creature that gives your non-Creature spells Convoke, which in conjunction with the Kraken tokens is a great ability if your deck is built around it
The big thing to note for alternate arts in the set, and the new approach to sets, is a Headliner Card. In Innistrad Remastered , this is Edgar Markov
That means absurd early plays
Another, more exciting, form of mitigation comes from animating your lands
Like most Magic: The Gathering cards, the value of Xanathar, Guild Kingpin depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Add the handy Whispersilk Cloak or Rogues Passage to ensure you cant be blocked