It's a standard for Sliver decks, but since it hasn't seen too many reprints, demand has bumped the price of Crystalline Sliver up a slice or two
While the "ease of flipping" category is, in large part, a product of the number of defense counters on the battle (battles range from three to seven defense counters, and a battle with three defense counters will be much easier to flip than one with seven), it also takes other factors into consideration, like whether the battle makes creatures (if so, we can use them to help defeat the battle, making it easier to flip) or whether the battle acts as removal (which can get a blocker out of the way, making it easier to attack and defeat the battle)
It's a giant monster that arrives at instant speed, it can't be countered, and it bounces nonland permanents or spells on the stack whenever you cast something
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Normally you wouldn't want to exert a shift target before playing a Floodborn on top of them, but in this case, Determined Defender is a Bodyguard, so it's actually advantageous for him to come out exerted
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