The Cover portion of the Books are printed upright in their default positions, like in the slicer examples shown
however, in competitive formats, its likely underpowered compared to stronger 2-mana blue threats like Ledger Shredder (which provides consistent card selection and scaling power), Spectral Sailor (which offers flash, evasion, and card draw), or Brazen Borrower (which adds premium interaction and tempo swing)
Sword of Light and Shadow is admittedly one of the weaker cards in the cycle, though the two colors it protects the equipped creature from are the two most common colors used in most popular removal spells
Storm: Casting so many spells, the stack looks like a phone book
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The -3 isn't flashy, but you can't complain about removal (that can be used the turn it enters) tacked onto an already stacked card