At this point most players will start wondering, "What do they have to stop what I'm planning?" Abeyance takes away all that worry, while greatly increasing the chance of victory during an attack (or defense) by preventing the opponent from playing "instants, interrupts, sorceries, or abilities requiring an activation cost"
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This gives it a ton of range, as it finds ramp (Jukai Naturalist, Sanctum Weaver), card draw (Sythis, Harvest's Hand, Enchantress's Presence) and pillow fort cards (Ghostly Prison)
With each mythic rare planeswalker having a rare, an uncommon, and a common reference, we knew we had a great match for the showcase cards in the set
[7] Key mechanics: Hand discarding, direct damage, haste, and graveyard shenanigans