Lands are the lifeblood of Magic, and they often see play long after the spells from a given set become obsolete
Once in play the persist ability lets the Shepherd sit as insurance against wrath effects for all the non-persist creatures you might have, or any that already used their persist ability once
The Queen Commanding Presence is a powerful card, questing for 2 lore and giving an opposing character -4 strength and a friendly character +4 strength
(11/10/2023) If you put counters on Indominus Rex before its last ability resolves, those counters will count
Lets focus on the WUBRG part of the collection first, as these will usually make up the bulk of a collection
You can keep it in against Burn, unlike Thoughtseize, but how good is it against a deck like Blue-White Control