all mtg mutate cards Elite Simic Deck - Blue Green - Very Powerful - Modern Legal - Custom Built - Magic The Gathering - Rules Text: Mutate, 45 cards

The utility of being able to use this as a (sorcery-speed) pump spell in addition to the fight mechanic was extremely valuable to those decks at the time, which were full of cards like Questing Beast, Lovestruck Beast, Gemrazer, Kazandu Mammoth and other beefy creatures that benefited heavily from fighting

Surge of Righteousness comes in against Atarka Red and other red or black strategies like R/B Dragons

Aside from Cloud's iconic status, summoning any equipment from your deck for a measly two mana is already a massive boon for artifact-based Commanders

As an uninkable 6-cost that removes something from the board, she reminds me of Lady Tremaine - Imperious Queen