mtg blue transform cards What happens to equipment and counters when a card transforms in Magic the Gathering? It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.) Draw a card. Transform | Magic: The Gathering

It can also protect itself by dealing damage to possible attackers

Now you have a tool to use to turn opposing death to artificial life

Given that it is red, its quite easy to transform it on the same turn before playing your land, and then discarding the rest to the pyre to refresh yourself with new resources (while presumably also bombing a few relevant battles on the way)

Youll also benefit greatly from cards like Treasure Nabber, which will net you treasures for giving back the artifacts you borrow

Given that you only slot it in when you're trying to win the long-game, perhaps a delayed big threat is worth more than some +1/+1 counters

First up are Saga Creatures, a first of its kind implementation of the Saga mechanic first introduced in 2018 with Dominaria