Despite its popularity across all formats, multiple reprints since its debut in Conflux have dropped its price to only $2
Its a bit of a mana investment to get it flipped, and Nicol Bolas, the Arisen isnt insane or anything, but the front half already sets the floor pretty high
There are other cards on this list that need build arounds, but require much less investment to play in terms of mana cost
Dusk // Dawn Decks that like to play low-to-the-ground creatures can really benefit from a board wipe like Dusk // Dawn
In Modern, you see plenty of decks featuring the Cat Nightmare and a set of Mishras Bauble since its free card draw
With Factory on board, 2/2 decayed zombies are treated as 3/3 zombies with no abilities, removing the decay keyword