If we ever get a really strong 5-cost item, then things might change for this Prince John
For the unaware, stax decks tax and slow down the entire table by taxing permanents: forcing them to tap or preventing them from untapping
For 12 loyalty counters, which is a lot, you get to shuffle every nonland permanent an opponent controls into their library, minus one
I think the art for Sakashima of a Thousand Faces is super cool, as is its ability to negate the "legend rule" for permanents you control
Guays illustrations are instantly recognizable thanks to the way they mix fairy tail, fantasy, and classical elements
Plus in a format like Commander where everything is Highlander, you should just randomly have a few Zombies or changelings to bring back in many Black decks that are commonly played, so you can add this to your removal section,and then if you happen to have something to bring back, you can do that instead