It's like having Forced Evolution and Branching Evolution on a single card , with ward mixed in for good measure
That's the first time I've had a common at the top of my list in years
There was a dominant Standard deck called "Fires" in Gruul that was built around fellow uncommon "Fires of Yavimaya" that ran this
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian The free counter move per turn on Tidus, Yuna's Guardian makes combat a joy and shifting power/toughness, a trample or flying counter to an attacker that can connect turns into a really sweet payoff
Some lock players out from taking certain actions or using certain mechanics, or at least reduce them to a fraction of their usual effectiveness
Weve seen how expensive Commanders that reduce equip costs can be deceptively good even in 2025 (hello, Syr Gwyn!), so Im not counting out Cloud just because hes in an intro deck