It can be used to enable a one-sided boardwipe like Flawless Maneuver, and I am in double-digits for the amount of times Ive killed a player with the 4 damage mode
Mutate is a major set mechanic and involves card disadvantage, so youd think that with Cycling making it easier to find interaction, strong removal would be harder to come by
114 | Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that creature, except it's not legendary and it has "At end of combat, exile this token." 1520 | Create one of those tokens
You'll be waiting until the cows come home if you leave the decision up to an inanimate piece of cardboard
Perhaps the best for someone dipping their toes into the world of Magic the Gathering would be the Starter Bundle featuring Cloud and Sephiroth decks
Also, while you can cast off the top, you are trying to cast 5+ mana cards on average