Like a lot of the other cool, iconic legends in the set, 6 mana is a lot, but being able to flip this guy into a 9/9 that fights a creature, gives you a ton of mana, and eventually turns back into Clive rather than dying, could make it all worth it
Stormfist Crusader Yet another Rakdos card that simultaneously rewards and punishes everyone equally
The "nine lives" gag is still there, the stealing opponent's cards is there, but the focus on artifacts, though flavorful, was eventually deemed too narrow
Deflecting Swat Deflecting Swat is one of the best red cards in Commander, which says a lot considering the cycle of free spells it hails from
Due to this, theres no reason to think that Wizards couldnt keep printing Play Boosters for as long as needed
And of course, we all know how powerful Mindslaver effects are, if you can get to that