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If you can get a creature with a large CMC into play without paying a lot of mana, you "cheated" and it should give you an advantage

Dissensions (2006) Hellbent mechanic put a lot pressure on these cards, so they arent very effective

You can also play Celestial Dawn, Joiner Adept, Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, and Prismatic Grove to fix all of your color problems at once

That made the Queen a combination of one of the most potent long-term weapons and a great deal even if you could never sink another two mana into it

It makes things better, gives you card draw, and usually makes expensive cards very cheap to cast

I also point to Svyelun of Sea and Sky as the most impressive of the bunch