The old minimal banlist had only worked because it was so irrelevant, with only a handful of cards which would potentially be in consideration for the average 2020s deckbuilder
"As" abilities generally do not use the stack
However, we clearly didnt have to wait long for this Black & White era card to make a reappearance, and here it is, as part of the Twilight Masquerade set
Let's talk about a few of the differences, because there are actually some
Since cycling generally costs one or two mana, no matter what cycling creature you end up hitting with Unpredictable Cyclone, you'll come out way ahead in terms of mana, paying two for a four-, five-, or even seven-drop, which sort of puts Unpredictable Cyclone into the Wilderness Reclamation / Fires of Invention category of absurdly powerful ramp spells that only work in fairly specific decks
Then, you just cast Gisa, force the opponent to lose a life and mill a card, and immediately create two Zombies for your troubles
