For example, if you chose the word "I," you are really choosing any word that sounds like the word "I." And yes, that includes "eye." So let's see how this works out: Homophones You have an Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore in your graveyard
You may choose a new target for it
Use #1: Counters Mattering In all our implementations of mutate, we said that the new creature was to be treated as if it was the old creature, which meant that any Auras, Equipment, or counters would stay on the creature
It actually gets a pretty significant stat decrease if your opponent blocks it with more than one creature
This is the ultimate Johnny Card, practically daring brewers to search for its hidden power, and simultaneously, its the ultimate joke card the one 90% of players will cite as the worst card possible. Its important to have a card like that in the game, and while it was no doubt a terrible feeling to pull this from your first Saviors of Kamigawa booster pack, Id like to think the cool factor of a Zen Koan in Magic card form justifies its existence
This is useful when cutting cards by hand: even if your cut is slightly off, you won't see a white edge