A 6/5 with flying and trample used to cost (looking at you Spirit of the Night), but this 2024 Bird only costs with built-in protection via its ward ability
This is particularly relevant for the likes of Fairy Godmother, Mystic Armorer: that is to say, powerful Shift characters held back by a lack of solid cheap targets to Shift onto
Take a look: Weirdly, this particular rambling McNally has never seen a reprint, so any copy out there that you might see is forever just Creature Construct. As per official rulings, it is indeed an artifact, if you couldnt tell by the frame, the colorless casting cost or the general animated map-ness of it all
While Eldrich Moon and Shadows Over Innistrad suffered from sequel syndrome and were met with lackluster reviews from the community, the delirium mechanic and Emrakul, the Promised End are recognized as two brightest spots from that era of Magic
You just might want something different from what were measuring on these boxes