We havent seen an escalating card draw spell like this since Sphinxs Revelation, which was format-defining
Hard to imagine this color-shifted Snapcaster Mage not being a big player across multiple formats
But Emrakul, the Promised End is easier to cast, not banned in Commander, and can sit at the top of Eldrazi ramp strategies, reanimator strategies, and even Birthing Pod setups
Trenches used to represent inevitability if you got it down, it was a good way to turn excess land into decent threats and make end of turn armies
Everything is designed to work together in some way, but there are combinations that clearly work together better
However, both Philoctetes, No-Nonsense Instructor and Ling, Imperial Soldier are obvious core cards for any kind of Hero-focused Steel deck