Checking both players cemeteries is also an excellent way to plan ahead and allows you to predict what your opponent will resurrect
Surveiling multiple cards lets you keep them on top of your library but re-order them how you see fit, while scrying multiple times can become redundant if you choose to keep a card on top early on
Since Basim Ibn Ishaq is seeing play in Modern, the card's value is higher than most included in the set, with the Showcase version going for the most due to how much harder it is to obtain than the base (which also has solid value in its own right)
My ranting on bugs was my ignorance of the rules, as +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 do not negate each other until after the check on whether a creature is put into the graveyard as part of the state-based effect for having zero or less toughness
Yes, unless the card specifically says enchant a creature you control. This is actually a great strategy with cards like Darksteel Mutation to neutralize an opponents threat without letting them recast it
it cheats huge dragons right onto the battlefield tapped and attacking, which lets you skip the slow buildup and immediately pressure opponents
