Ruby lets you banish threats before they spiral out of control, while Steel ensures you have staying power through late-game defenses
With Shroud, you're prevented from interacting with your own creature you can't target them with anything, which can backfire depending on the deck
It connives whenever any player casts their second spell, which occurs just about every single turn in formats like Modern or Commander
Being able to get a free 1/1 Vampire token whether Edgar is on the battlefield or not is simply a bonkers boon, and the fact that only 500 copies of this striking movie poster-inspired version of him were printed means a price point well over $2,000 doesn't seem out of the ordinary
The Quanar is great tool for all sorts of formats like Commander
Heres a bit of a left field deck suggestion: Nine-Fingers Keene wants to get as many different Gates onto the battlefield as possible, so having an instant to assist in that mission will be a sneaky inclusion