One common application of Ephara involves playing it in the command zone as a flicker commander that draws less hate than something like Brago, King Eternal
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The other bits include some Voltron commanders that are more dependent on +1/+1 counters than auras and equipment that would be destroyed by Blast, some Superfriends decks that probably should meet the "Legends" moniker anyhow, and then quite a bit of general play that I can't really explain as anything other than folks playing "CardsIOwn.dec"
It can even transform without attacking itself
The problem is Magma Spray is also entering the format, and with the amount of one-mana removal spells, cheap sweepers like Sweltering Suns, and Walking Ballista everywhere, Im still worried about the viability of Humans decks moving forward
He's also got some built-in protection to keep your opponents from sending him back to the command zone right away