You're liable to lose too much of the aggressive potential that made you choose the deck in the first place
From Derevi, Empyrial Tactician to Venser, the Sojourner to Astral Slide to Momentary Blink, this has long been a powerful mechanic for repeating enters-the-battlefield triggers such as Mulldriftersor simply for avoiding removal spells and combat-related fates
Youre rolling the dice a bit as you would with any other random theft effect, but sneaking the first hit in is usually easy thanks to ninjutsu
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Right now, though, it's only seeing play in one place - as a sideboard card for a new but still niche Modern deck, Bant Ritual
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