Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Flying At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, manifest dread
From top-decking a single four-mana aura, you might suddenly conjure up a massive giga-threat with all your enchantments on it then when it dies, do all that again
So lets break down the numbers, and see what we can see
This card is perfectly fine if all you do is use it as a five-mana reanimate spell, but there's a lot more you can do with it
Many Talrand decks have very few creatures and rely on him to do most of the heavy lifting
The most valuable decks are Hosts of Mordor, Eldrazi Unbound, Stalwart Unity, Open Hostility, and Draconic Domination