Defensively, Smugglers Surprise can cheat out surprise blockers, or when the dreaded board wipe comes, the third mode protects all your big Creatures
Polygon has a pretty comprehensive rundown of the formats origins, but the important year to keep in mind is 2002when Adam Staley introduced Sheldon Menery to his kitchen table format and Menery ran with the idea
The foiling plus the printed texture really stands out, even when double-sleeved
All my nonartifact creatures get +2/+2 as long as they share a color
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The controller wants to defeat the Siege, because once the Siege's last defense counter is removed, it is exiled, and its controller gets to play its reverse face for free