Its a threat thats always on curve, is a two-for-one if it wins the fight, and is a three-for-one when youre able to generate tons of mana, which sort of bridges the gap between the card being playable in an aggressive red deck or a mana ramping green deck
Underneath the disguises and cloaks there are some really out-there designs that are carving up new space in MTG
Baby Jace is very reliable in this deck, and it ended up that tutoring for 2-drops and 3-drops worked best since the Transmute cost is usually 3 mana
Ramunap Excavator isn't the only card that can do this, but it is by far the cheapest
The players who want to combo off on Turn 3 or 4 will call this unplayable, but those of us who like longer games will find it a reasonably priced alternative
This iteration of Ulamog has a ward trigger of sacrificing two permanents, which can be anything from tokens to lands, just has to be two of them