This was a major innovation with some flawed executionMagic cards have to rotate by the games rules on tapping, so making cards that are confusing to rotate is a big problemthat would lay the stage for perhaps Magics most significant innovation in transformation years later, the Transform mechanic
It is very likely to be added to a whole host of white decks in the near future
This means Shredder will grow as players sacrifice creatures, crack Fetchlands, use removal of any kind, etc
To keep it that way, this family makes sure no other faction gets too strongor asks too many questions
Its the perfect card to end this article on one that is going to do a lot of work for you in decks that care about keywords, like Odric and Kathril, in decks that care about delirium and Tarmogoyfs (think Disa!), and will also be a great option for late game or midrange decks that just want a nice incidental blocker