This has made those two-drop Gramma Talas from set one even more powerful as they now act as a Shift target to reduce the big Gramma Tala, Spirit of the Oceans cost but also they can activate its abilities and will also force your opponents to help you ramp by removing them from the board early game to stop you from shifting and allowing you to eek out more ink advantage
For context on just how under the radar Brainstorm was, heres the eventual champion and shortlist Hall of Fame candidate, Justin Garys U/R list from that same event: Creatures (12) Lands (22) Spells (26) 2 Nevinyrral's Disk 4 Counterspell 4 Dissipate 4 Force of Will 3 Earthquake 3 Disintegrate 2 Incinerate 2 Serrated Arrows 2 Binding Grasp Sideboard Super rad deck, to be sure, but definitely could have benefited from a playset of Brainstorms
Part of the fun of Morph is that your opponent has no idea what might be lurking underneath
All you need is Venat herself and all your best white Universes Beyond legendaries
Welcome to Battle for Zendikar , already in action
Throw in reasonable stats and two relevant creature types, and you have an easy pick for the best of the Partner cards in MTG