Not only does this creature buff all your other dragons with a global +1/+1, but thanks to its storm ability, you can end up with a sudden army of flying beaters if you chain a few spells together
Plus, instead of mere power, you can grab a creature that has a useful ability, from fetching up lands and tapping mana to drawing cards and destroying another permanent
Floating Limbs: Number 48: Shadow Lich's hands are not physically connected to the rest of its body
I don't actually recommend Doubling Season because it's overcosted if you only use half the card More Counters on Themselves: Avenger of Zendikar especially if you add more fetchlands and land ramp, also Taurean Mauler is a worse Managorger Hydra but still amazing with our commander Draw: The Great Henge, Tribute to the World Tree, Esper Sentinel Ramp: Kodama of the West Tree, Defiler of Vigor, Biophagus Protection: Shalai, Voice of Plenty, Deflecting Swat, Bolt Bend, Heroic Intervention, Teferi's Protection, Clever Concealment, Silkguard Combos: Heliod, Sun-Crowned and War Elemental do the same thing as The Red Terror
There's the concept of virtual card advantage, which basically equates getting rid of dead cards as effectively the same as drawing cards
Mishra met a tragic fate on Phyrexia, and this amalgamation of machine and man is as strong a method of foreshadowing whats to come with Karn and Ajani as it is grotesque
