You can use it immediately as a removal spell, and many times, the activated ability will be relevant, especially against Commander staples like Swiftfoot Boots
technically, hes not, hes on the bonus sheet, but that monkey will still mess you up when hes played
A first take might look as such: Creatures (13) Planeswalkers (8) Lands (24) Spells (15) 7) Strangleroot Geist *sigh* If only this card werent green the ability to play a hasted two-power attacker for two that returns to play with a +1/+1 counter if its killed is incredibly powerful, but is limited in this case by the extent to which it fits into a shell that does something (i.e., isnt green)
The most secure way to ensure a card is genuine is to buy it from a reputable seller
Historic Matters Since Sagas are historic, I might consider a few cards that care about historic