(You still pay its costs.) Flavor Text A humble appearance belies a master's skill
While the Gearhulks are mostly designed with Constructed in mind, its not really fair to compare the two cycles to one another, since half of them are Standard legal and printed in the 2020s, and the other half are pre-FIRE design cards that see basically no tournament play anymore since theyre only legal in Modern and Eternal formats
Since its release, this card has been reprinted a few times (most recently as part of Wilds of Eldraines Enchanting Tales bonus sheet) and always as a rare or mythic rare - as WotC attempts to right the wrong of making it a common all those years ago
Assuming you draw absolutely nothing helpful, how strong is each card in your hand right now
You see this strategy crop up in Modern and Historic to some success and is a fun way to play these formats
That way, even if you flip heads and draw 8 cards, youve still added cards to your deck count for the late game