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The ability to just sweep the board and follow it up with your own creature on the same turn is strong

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Your opponents have a turn to answer it before you start taking over, maybe even less if you throw down a Talisman the turn you play it

How fitting for Beast, and this scene in particular

Add to that Persecution's relevance in a variety of other matchups, notably against Spirit tokens that clog up Abzan mirrors, and you have a card with great maindeck potential

There are a few downsides, such as it tying with Starwinder as a pricey four-mana warp cost, and the permanent you put down having to cost equal to or less than the number of lands you control