It has vigilance, which matters a lot when your tap ability generates 2 mana by itself
When it comes into play you get to swap control of Gilded Drake with another creature an opponent controls
8 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician Yawgmoth, Thran Physician represents an evil magical scientist who conducts dark experiments to make Phyrexia stronger and satisfy his own curiosity
High-cost spells can win you the game, but they're likely to sit in your hand if you don't have the resources to cast them
Featuring the eminently rare eminence ability (see what I did there?), this Wizard allows you to duplicate any nontoken Wizard that enters the battlefield under your control by paying one colorless mana, though those tokens are exiled at end of turn
Tap down some blockers for a few turns, swing