If this was somehow your first time ever seeing this card, you might even miss the crucial "Sacrifice any number of lands" text since it's playing 'Where's Waldo?' in the middle of the card for some reason
And that is how cipher came to be
Its flexible counters let it adapt to almost any situation, so it can act as removal, token generation, or a finisher depending on what the game demands
Snow cards are so under-supported that Im not even sure how this snow commander manages to find enough playables, and its a shame that this blue creature doesnt touch black, which has access to some of the better snow payoffs like Blood on the Snow and Dead of Winter
You may cast spells as though they had flash
If youre playing against a savvy player and you foretell your Doomskar, your opponent will start piecing together which cards you may have foretold and make plays accordingly