If Exchange of Words leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the text boxes are never exchanged
New Win Conditions Finally, lets talk about cards that went from being pretty good to absolute win conditions for any mill deck
(7/25/2025) Abilities that apply as [this permanent] enters, such as Famished Worldsires devour land ability, are also unaffected
Reach, a mechanic introduced on Giant Spider and its many friends, was only keyworded after it existed on a couple dozen cards
Ward 3 is a hefty cost for any opponent, which means its much more likely to make it to a combat step
You want to hit cards like Brimaz, big fat dorks that need to get into combat before they have done much, if you hit these kinds of card there is a good chance you won't see it played again, they will either be dead before they have the time or will have won anyway regardless of the Brimaz they have in hand