You need good mana sinks or card advantage to ensure you are putting those triggers to good use
The effect is sadly not particularly useful, since changing the colour of a creature card doesn't matter that much to account for Shyft's poor stat-to-mana ratio
Solemn Simulacrum doesn't look like much at first glance, but the combination of his effects creates a large swing in your favor, netting an extra land, a smoothing of colored mana, an extra land play, and replacing the card when it dies
YuGiOh went with the card game, PkMn went with the video game
Other cards that become mainstays in his Deck include "Alligator Sword", "Swordsman of Landstar", and "Panther Warrior", and the Magic Cards "Scapegoat" and "Giant Trunade"
The power and toughness bonus granted to creatures by Nissa's last ability is determined only once, as that ability resolves