With a mana cost of five generic, one blue, one black, and one red, with a starting loyalty of five, The Deceiver is still an easy target for your opponent thanks to its abilities
Mutate it from the command zone onto something coola creature with double strike seems pretty saucyand then if it gets killed, simply let it go to the graveyard instead of the command zoneand no tax
However, if you haven't descended this turn as your end step begins, the ability won't trigger at all
Other times, it's dramatic, with large portions of the border or back showing obvious holographic patterns
Pip-Boy 3000: A powerful modal equipment, Pip-Boy 300 will often net you extra mana on attack, but sometimes it might grow a creature or loot a card for you
This makes Exchange of the Spirit much more balanced and severely limits the advantage that any deck could claim from using the card.