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Another important consideration is the cardstock

That alone helps you keep your hand full over time, but it also makes your artifact abilities cheaper to activate

Players often see the shapeshifter played in the Modern format, along with some Commander as well

It has some very nice potential synergies you can build into your deck with it should you wish

Shutting off your opponents' activated abilities can be absolutely devastating against some decks, and then getting to use those abilities yourself is even better

One mana is not a significant tempo cost which is important when investing in something that has no effect on the board