however, its usefulness is highly dependent on the quality and timing of the bosses events, making it inconsistent and situational, so in most traditional Magic formats it would be weaker than flexible, self-directed copy effects like **Reverberate**, **Twincast**, or **Lithoform Engine**, which let you copy your own or opponents impactful spells on demand
Some of the best cards in Magic: The Gathering involve sacrificing your own creatures to reap bigger rewards
That being said, the top-level pitch for Tarkir was established well before the release of Murders at Karlov Manor and remained the same throughout development
Whenever chaos ensues, choose up to one target creature you control and up to one target creature an opponent controls
(7/23/2021) In some strange cases, you might make something into a copy of the Eye and/or Hand of Vecna and then exile that copy to activate The Book of Vile Darkness's ability
Bolass Citadel (282k decks, Game Changer, $50) If youve never played with or against this in Commander, just know that its a worthy Tinker target in Vintage Cube, and thats a format with only 20 life