Note that it says "leave the field," meaning this triggers off of blink effects, return to hand, exile, and more
Not having any power to attack with unless youre able to cast a spell is a feature thats been the downfall of many similar creatures, but hopefully the draw mode is enough to save Shantotto from mediocrity
The cycle of Sword equipment is probably the most famous one and took decades to finish, having cards in Darksteel (2004), Scars of Mirrodin (2010), Mirrodin Besieged (2011), and even in Phyrexia: All Will Be One (2023)
We can all look back and reflect on the market and see how and why these anomalies occur, it is only through experience and practice that we may truly begin to understand and perhaps predict them
In particular, pairing the effects of "Saronir" and "Albion the Shrouded Dragon" by sending "Branded Fusion" and "Branded Retribution" allows the latter to recover the former
Unaffected by your opponent's activated effects