Obviously, if the ultimate goes off, youve got the game in the bag
Its even better than buying Elite Trainer Boxes, as youre not at the mercy of bad pull rates
Also, this card is able to transform into a Gruul-colored Blightsteel Colossus on its flipside as long as you pay 10 mana or nine mana and two life, so that might act as the trump card Etali, Primal Storm is stuck as a six-mana 6/6 with no keywords
Taken as a package Barricade does a hell of a lot for its low mana cost, in enough matchups to see Standard sideboard play at the very least
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Its also an incredibly powerful threat that is difficult to remove and casts your opponents spells