As for its price trajectory, I expect it to bottom out shortly after release before bouncing back up towards $6-8
At the time, Magic: The Gathering didn't yet have a formal block design, and the designers wanted to make the game an anthology or treat it as a collection of similar games rather than a cohesive whole, so the fundamentals were open to change
In Commander itll be an instant staple in Aristocrats for sure, and probably a lot of other black decks on top of that
The fast Deaths Shadow draws featuring Become Immense and Temur Battle Rage were the best that Shadow Zoo could produce, and now Scourge makes that kind of draw far more likely
Timing and targeting the meta is everything
Tims Zuran Spellcaster (Ice Age/Alliances) , Suq'Ata Firewalker (Mirage/Visions/Weatherlight) , Rootwater Hunter (Tempest/Stronghold/Exodus) , Thornwind Faeries (Saga/Legacy/Destiny) , Stinging Barrier (Masques/Nemesis/Prophecy) Psionic Gift and Hermetic Study are fine, but they require a two card investment: the creature you are enchanting, and the enchantment itself