If we're looking to have our first spell each turn be big, and we're also looking to have a big creature enter the battlefield and turn that creature generate mana through Alena, Purphoros, Bronze Blooded is a natural fit
Spider-Punk managed to see play in a number of Legacy and Modern decks, and Squelcher is just better in most cases
In an older Standard, Cast Out was a similar removal spell that had Flash
The first change is to the rules, and it is the only rules change: From now on, when the archenemy attacks any player or planeswalker on the opposing team, any creature a teammate of the defending player controls may be assigned as a blocker by that creature's controller
- Bear Grylls This is exactly what Magic: The Gathering pushes us to do more of with every set, and Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022) was certainly no exception when it debuted one of its hallmark mechanics: Reconfigure