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Two cards back to your hand for four is a little overcosted, but with the option to instead cheat a creature in under counter magic

Glaring Fleshraker's first ability goes on the stack above the spell that caused it to trigger and resolves first

More importantly, it can double as a very useful way to cycle cards off the table and back into your hand - something that can lead to powerful combos with cards that trigger their own effects when played, allowing you to use their effects again and again

Shadow is at the center of this cards art, utilizing the power of a Chaos Emerald

It's great in Commander since you can counter it and then make the replay it with two mana Commander tax

I really love this as a way to end games quicker for combat-focused decks, and it gets stronger the more combats you take