It would also be exiled if you were to try to bounce it
With this ability, you can constantly hoard your best cards to improve and protect your board as well as pin consistent aggression on your foes each turn
The lifegain mode is, again, niche, but slotting in a repeatable lifegain trigger into a deck like Lathiel or Krav & Regna is really not the worst, especially given the kinds of spells youll have protection from
Traps are events
For Commanders that can afford it through cost reduction like Rowan, Scion of War, or Treasure generation like Prosper, Tome-Bound Crackle with power can end games in an instant
Extreme Trial 3 manifests a copy of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" into both player's hands as an additional card to the opening hand, challenging them to play around the known threat