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The fact that it also gets to attack each turn is the icing on the cake

That's because this is the set where the Phyrexians' plans come to fruition, before a massive showdown in March of the Machine marks the finale of the storyline

Kaladesh will have its fair share of countermeasures for its own cards, and one in particular stands out to me as more powerful than the rest: Demon of Dark Schemes

The actual effectiveness of this creature as a deterrent is debatable I want to believe its useful for a control deck without many huge threats of its own, but any semi-competent player can play around the Perplexing Chimera