Dack Fayden Arguably the best discard outlet here but let down by being gold and thus somewhat harder to play
None of this though has really anything to do with either the card mechanic, arm wrestling, or the token created (a 3/3 Ape token)
It is the unique way in which the card works that makes it so interesting for cube play
Indominus Rex, Alpha If this takes off any time soon we might even get an Indominus Rex, Beta and an Indominus Rex, Revised Edition
Not every card in the set is the same level of essential but, overall, its probably one of the best MTG sets weve ever had for reprints
Then you can spend two mana to give your big-powered stuff indestructible and hexproof to shut down interaction or save from mass removal or chump blocks for the turn