For gameplay, often the more common versions are better used and still offer the same abilities and strategies, without the risk of damaging a card worth hundreds of dollars during a regular game session
For this reason, Dragons Rage Channeler has become a staple of Grixis tempo decks in Legacy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters and Thrasios, Triton Hero are great examples of powerful merfolk that work without being part of a dedicated typal deck
Layla Hassan A white commander that can retrieve a historic card from the graveyard with her enters-the-battlefield ability (ETB) is pretty good, especially when she can do it again when she deals combat damage
Analyzing the current Modern metagame from Magic Online decklists used in Modern Challenge events from June 11-19, Karsten found that Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER was the most played new card in the Final Fantasy set - for Modern, at least