This creature came into play as an exact copy of another target creature , except it remains a blue permanent
Of course, all this power comes with some caveats
Instead, Ill settle for setting up the one-two knockout punch
It works especially well with blink effects or creatures like Skyclave Apparition, giving you repeatable value while making it harder for opponents to keep up
As for Ixalan's Binding, it's a removal spell that we can flip off of Aid from the Cowl and might be better than Cast Out at the moment, since it's one of the best answers to The Scarab God and Hazoret the Fervent, not just dealing with the copy on the battlefield but all copies for the rest of the game
From the very first version of the official WotC tournament rules: The last card on the list [Shahrazad] requires players to play sub-games of Magic