This choice is made as the creature enters the battlefield, so no one can respond to the choice
Between access to mana, cards, and direct damage, it adapts easily to what you need most, while untap effects and protection help you squeeze maximum value out of every activation
The second cycle in this Anthology is the Phyrexian Praetor cycle
Until end of turn, you may play the card you own exiled this way and each other card exiled this way with lesser mana value than it without paying their mana costs
Butterbur, Bree Innkeeper FromTheShire: I'm actually no sure if this even makes the cut in Hobbit/Food decks since it only triggers if you don't control a Food, and I suspect more often than not you are going to have them laying around at the end of turn, either because you made a ton or just don't have the mana to crack the one you have
Are you undecided on whether to embrace the light side with Lorwyn or step into the gloom of Shadowmoor