Try to bait out some Plows with your lesser creatures before exposing Dark Confidant
or eternal formats like Legacy and Vintage (which allows you to use cards from every set of Magic , outside of curated banned lists, which differ by format)
On top of that, I can guarantee that these cards were printed by Wizards of the Coast in their original frame and with their original art
Cyber Conversion straight up turns a creature face down, making it a 2/2 creature with no abilities
But I think the problem with this creature lies in that you have to give up other nonland permanents, which will be hard to come by if youre already a token deck
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Cid's first ability)