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I'm surprised no one thought to combo it with momentary blink to do an old capsize through back.

Cloudskate in reverse.

lovin' the art. @ hairless thoctar Neat observation!

I don't know what it is about this guy, but it's much more useful than it seems on paper. Early on, it's not too hard to invest a couple mana in; three turns later, after your opponent and possibly even you have forgotten about it, boom, haste-having flier AND (more usefully) you get to bounce something to either make them waste mana replaying it or clear the way for your ground troops. Lategame, when mana is less tight, you can hardcast it as a sorcery-speed Boomerang with a free flier. Between this and Skyreach Manta, I love flying devilfish.

Not only is this a clever inversion of Cloudskate, but as a card itself, it isn't half bad. The suspend cost and time aren't too bad, and hardcasting it is only one more than Mist Raven for an upgrade to full on Boomerang status. The high cost might be daunting, but this is a rather versatile card in a very heavily supported tribe. I see no reason not to love it.

Use this with erratic explosion

I was about to hit the random card button again, but dang that art made me stay.
2/2 flying for that bounces a permanent. You just got to wait a couple of turns for your investment to blossom.

Also combos with Cloudshift quite nicely.

Nearly every card in Time Spiral was a throwback to at least one previously printed card.

This card references Cloudskate except in reverse (Suspend 3 vs Fading 3).

This guy follows up nicely with a Followed Footsteps on turn 5. Or if you've been mana ramping/cost reducing, you could slap down a Rite of Replication once he comes into play.