Ice Flan is solid mana fixing and is definitely not embarrassing if you need to cast it
The card is a symphony of beautifully orchestrated abilities, stats, and combat keywords
The issue arises because Cascade allows you to cast a spell that cascades into the two-mana Valki, and instead cast Tibalt, the seven-mana planeswalker
It could also be that players like the idea of the Fortnite Triumph of the Hordes troll value, since poison counters tilt some Magic players and Fortnite cards tilt others
Generally, Dragons Rage Channeler[/card] is such a strong card because of the following 2 aspects: On the one side, its a 1 mana 3/3 flyer which gets to play an aggressive game plan for Rx tempo and midrange decks
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser and Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast stride through the collapsed gates