It is also a target for some of the other spells I've mentioned from the graveyard to recur it
You probably picked Glissa as a commander for shenanigans like this, so Moonvessel is here for you
While 10 mana is a lot, starting with an indestructible, hexproof Dragonlord's Fervent in the command zone is a pretty sweet deal, and if you ever actually cast The Ur-Dragon, it should only take a single attack to close out the game
She totally shuts down Snapcaster, turns Souls into a bad Raise the Alarm, makes Delve much harder, and randomly messes with all kinds of Modern decks like Storm, UW Tron, 4C Gifts, Assault Loam, etc
So, it wasnt a complete shock when I sat down to demo the new Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy set at Summer Game Fest that I ended up having a great time
Channel often catapults its controller way ahead by producing huge amounts of mana