Just like in set Veteran Explorer, this will suck up removal
Ulrich, Uncontested Alpha *red*, *green* Legendary Creature Werewolf 6/6 Whenever this creature transforms into Ulrich, Uncontested Alpha, you may have it fight target non-Werewolf creature you dont control
Heres an example of what a Eureka deck might look like nowadays: Creatures (13) Planeswalkers (2) Lands (20) Spells (26) Even setting aside the Reserved List , Eureka would be pretty near the top of the list of cards never getting reprinted in a Standard-legal set
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For descended , it doesn't matter if the card is still in the graveyard all that descended cares about is that, at some point during the turn, the permanent card(s) went to the graveyard