you transform it as soon as you can (unless maybe youre casting loads of spells in a turn)
Youd happily pay the extra mana to tack on all of Stoneforge Mystics benefits: this Kor artificer is a body on board, and an activated ability that can cheat equipment into play
I think this deck did a pretty good job with removal, including an even density of options for creatures, artifacts, and enchantments
With Laboratory Maniac on the field, the alternate lose condition of running out of cards to draw instead becomes a win condition, encouraging you to pour through your 100 card deck with the intention of running out
But not every character returned with a happy story
Before the ban, it's price had been steadily declining from ~20 USD to around ~10 USD, but when the ban hit, it began to rapidly drop in price