Be wary of creating situations where you only have one creature in play and your opponent has Devour Flesh mana up
Shadows Over Innistrad 's Pale Rider of Trostad Shadows Over Innistrad in many ways suffers the same pitfalls as Dark Ascension did in the original Innistrad block
And in formats where exiling multiple copies to get a free 9/9 is possible, I would definitely trade that for the instant speed on Grapple with the Past
Kotis, Sibsig Champion Kotis, Sibsig Champion basically gives escape 3 to one of your graveyard creatures each turn, and that payoff for reanimation can't be discounted
To unlock his full potential, you have to transform him by using all four bending types in a single turn
Crew 4 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 4 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.) Eternity Gate Whenever this Vehicle attacks, mill three cards