It can also clear a potentially tricky character from play, such as a Bodyguard character or a card with a strong ability
The only problem with trying to utilise Shift as an ability is that it relies on you taking up space in your deck for cheaper versions of the characters you want to shift out
If you controlled a saga with lore counters on it and no abilities, the old rules forced you to sacrifice the saga
Just having a choice between the removal mode and the token mode is a pretty good card, and those are the two modes you'll use the most -- but having the other two makes it even better
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Although the ninjutsu ability has the creature enter the battlefield attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example)