Soltari Monk (Ext, S, Block) Shadow creatures usually ended up breaking the mana curve because Wizards costed them as if shadow were a drawback, not a massively useful evasion ability
There are also going to be lots of evergreen and deciduous mechanics, as well as unexpected cameos, too
Expect these prices to fluctuate a lot , but Im curious what the return of cards like Doubling Season and Omniscience to Standard is going to do for the price of older printings
The deck also features a handful of sacrifice outlets (to quickly move around +1/+1 counters to make a single or several creature huge), and direct damage spells to respond to your opponent's threats or come over the top to win the game
Its way too expensive to be of any use really, and thats probably why its never actually going to cost you eight mana
Deathtouch lets it trade for any creature, hitting your opponent lets you dig through your deck to find better cards, and lifelink helps you stay alive against aggro