In grindy games, though, being able to sandbag Burst Lightning until you can deal four damage to the opponent can make a huge difference
Protect your best creatures with temporarily indestructibility via Gyomes activated ability, or use it politically and offer to save an opponent's creature in exchange for a favor
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Its particularly handy if youve got a strategy up your sleeve that requires multiple cards to be played over multiple phases of your turn, or if youre a less experienced player like I am
If you have a companion in your sideboard and you want to make use of the companion mechanic, youll have to reveal the companion from your sideboard before the game begins
You get an overstatted creature that can draw you cards, that also makes all your other Merfolk less tempting targets thanks to the MTG Ward effect, and becomes indestructible super easily