Flipping Heliod fills the role of a planeswalker in 60-card Azorius control decks, and you get a ton of value out of sorcery speed card draw cast as instants, like Prosperity
Concours de Cuisine (Culinary Confrontation) X SPELL Quick-Play Choose 1 "Nouvelles" Pendulum Monster and 1 "Patissciel" Pendulum Monster from your hand, Deck, and/or Extra Deck, and Special Summon both monsters, 1 to each field, also this turn, you cannot use monsters as material for a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Summon, except "Nouvelles" and "Patissciel" monsters
It's a classic in the meta because of its ability, Concealed Cards
It's as powerful as whatever it can absorb, and if you play your cards right, your opponent may wind up doing themselves in by the end of a match
If Wizards had, say, partnered up with Square-Enix and did something to coincide with the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, I know for a fact I'd have been right there lining up