Its conditional, but the subset of targets it hits are usually the ones you care about most, and itll always trade up on mana when you cast it
2024-09-20 Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger
However, five mana is a significant cost to pay, as is the alternative cost to play it as a three-mana Morph and sacrificing a creature to flip it face-up
As Alloy Animist's ability resolves, the target permanent keeps any other types and subtypes it had before it became an artifact creature
Usually this is a traditional foil card with a borderless, Ninja, Samurai, Phyrexian, soft glow, or extended-art treatment, but occasionally you'll open a foil-etched rare or mythic rare, or even a neon ink foil
#94 Allied Assault (Zendikar Rising) Why is it bad