The second mode affects only creatures you control at the time it resolves
I dont expect too much of a dip here, but without the reprint itd have crept up over time
Whenever Ultimecia, Time Sorceress enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to surveil 2
Is the Sacrifice + Shallow Grave + Scholar of the Ages combo legal to play
While skipping one-drops is doable, especially in slower decks, not being able to play three-drops as well means that playing Gyruda, Doom of Depths as your companion essentially means that you're guaranteeing you'll cast a maximum of four mana worth of spells (two two-drops) across the first three turns of the game, which is certainly too slow for older formats like Modern and Pioneer, and likely too slow for Standard as well
They don't buy and sell Magic cards like stocks