It not only works like a removal spell, helping you push through more damage or make blocking a Fathom Fleet Captain impossible, but given another turn, you can potentially keep your opponent from getting their creature back while growing your own army
[14] [15] [16] In 2026, Mark Rosewater noted that the Reserved List doesn't prevent different, and possibly better, versions of the cards being printed
This mechanic of excess damage is a fun design space for Magic, and Im all for it
2021-03-19 If you cant cast the card, perhaps because there are no legal targets available, it remains exiled with no time counters on it, and its no longer suspended
In any multiplayer format, you have the potential to be attacked multiple times each round of your attack