It works as a silver bullet against certain strategies: Aggro decks hate it because creatures effectively lose haste, it slows down artifact decks that rely on churning out fast mana and rocks
Effectively you tap 2 permanents, and your opponents tap 4 each, 2 for 12
Oh, and it had random elemental synergies
I've seen a lot of great Morophon brews already, building with tribes that never had a 5C tribal leader up until this point
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A flexible tool from Aetherdrift is Defend the Rider which gives extra protection when ward falls short, plus the instant can provide a pair of pilot tokens if needed