Obviously, you have to be a pretty serious player to make this kind of investment, but not all of us can afford to spend that kind of money
Due to the fact Cyclonic Rift does not target any specific permanents and returns them to their owner's hands rather than destroys them, it gets around any defenses opponents may have from indestructibility, to hexproof, to even "protection from everything." 10 Mindslaver A legendary artifact that can be sacrificed in order to gain control of a player during that player's next turn, Mindslaver's ability can be utilized to sacrifice permanents and utilize opponents' spells in self-destructive ways
It also means we get Legacy all-stars like Shardless Agent, which is a three-mana creature with Cascade - allowing you to play the next spell that costs less from the top of your deck for free - and then build your deck so you always know which spells youll be getting
You just don't want a vanilla 5/5 with no value that doesn't do anything else unless you untap with it
This 1-drop commander gets pretty close to a 5-color sorcery that let's you cheat a card into play from your top seven
On Ebay, copies can be had for closer to $200, especially if you are willing to risk international shipping options
