One of the biggest downsides of playing a mutate deck is being weak to removal, but Cromat's protection helps to counteract that as it can regenerate itself to prevent it from being destroyed
No matter how you slice it, youll get your value from it, whether its drawing three cards and gaining a 5/4 for six mana, or stuffing a bunch of Burglar Rats into a snake-shaped sack
While Reserved List cards are especially likely to be bought out (which is the most common cause of a price spike) thanks to their low supply and the Reserved List itselfwhich offers a wall of protection around speculators, who don't have to worry about a surprise reprint ruining their investmentolder, low-supply Modern, and Commander cards deal with the same issue, just on a smaller scale
One turn you're casting a Creature that gives +1/+1 counters, and the next thing you know you're casting a Phyrexian Altar to win the game
You must already control a Forest as Shifting Woodland enters the battlefield for it to enter untapped
Storm Crow Oh, Storm Crow