Not all collectors have the motivation or disposable income to try and acquire an Alpha Rare, but those that do find early on that there are some unique challenges presented when buying ungraded Alpha Rares, most notably the issue of "clipped" Beta cards
At six mana, Chandra is a very nice early payoff card and is certainly powerful enough to take over a game by herself long enough for ramps more expensive payoffs to make it onto the battlefield
Ardoz, Cobbler of War Auntie Ool, Cursewretch Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit Breeches, Brazen Plunderer Breeches, Eager Pillager Breeches, the Blastmaker Cam and Farrik, Havoc Duo Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer Fleem, Goben's Creation General Kreat, the Boltbringer Goro-Goro and Satoru Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei Green Goblin Green Goblin, Back for More Green Goblin, Nemesis Green Goblin, Revenant Grenzo, Dungeon Warden Grenzo, Havoc Raiser Grishnkh, Brash Instigator Grub, Notorious Auntie Grub, Storied Matriarch Grumgully, the Generous Gut, True Soul Zealot Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician Ishi-Ishi, Akki Crackshot Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Krark, the Thumbless Krenko, Baron of Tin Street Krenko, Mob Boss Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin Mizzix of the Izmagnus Mizzix, Replica Rider Muxus, Goblin Grandee Nu and Sumi, Career Criminals Ol' Buzzbark Pashalik Mons Redshift, Rocketeer Chief Rhuk, Hexgold Nabber Rulik Mons, Warren Chief Ruzic, Booed but Victorious Sanar, Innovative First-Year Sanar, Unfinished Genius Shattergang Brothers Skoa, Embermage Slimefoot and Squee Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer Slobad, Iron Goblin Squee, Dubious Monarch Squee, Goblin Nabob Squee, the Immortal The Space Family Goblinson Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith Tuktuk the Explorer Ultimate Green Goblin Vial Smasher the Fierce Vial Smasher the Fierce Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier Wort, Boggart Auntie Wort, the Raidmother Zada, Hedron Grinder Zo-Zu the Punisher Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
One of the tricks of building a Modern sideboard is to include cards that do something relevant in a wide range of matchups, since there are simply too many decks to dedicate sideboard slots to each one individually, and the fact that Isolate hits a very diverse range of targets and is live against nearly every deck in the format could mean that it ends up as a sideboard staple
Hey, there's always Vintage Cube
Many have asked for this to be banned in Commander since entire decks are built around breaking it in their decks with a storm count win like Tendrils of Agony after dropping all of those zero cost artifacts or Dark Ritual effects
