Look at this sweet Vintage MaskNought deck (as shown in Stephen Menendian's History of Vintage): Of all the cards in ABU, Illusionary Mask may be the one with oracle text furthest from the printed text, just to make it work with current rules
Control this and a Birds of Paradise
From the famous names of MTG like Ajani to warriors in the Universes Beyond like Marneus Calgar, all of these generals can be great leaders of your next Commander build
However, the splicing cost for Desperate Ritual is same as the casting cost, so this will only be a benefit in only the most corner of cases
Jilt (Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse) By the same token, without the kicker Jilt is an overcosted Unsummon - although I can't stress enough how important bounce spells are in limited for blue
The cards use a consistent visual language thats surprisingly easy to decode once you know what youre looking for