Syncopate is a masterwork in both the abstract and figurative quality, so much that I was compelled to write a feature article back in 2018 right here on Hipsters of the Coast
While the card-draw spell did not make it into any competitive Cascade-list, Crashing Footfalls became the namesake card of a Tier 1 Modern deck, Temur Rhinos
If you do, it gains haste, and its returned from the battlefield to its owners hand at the beginning of the next end step.) Illustrated by Simon Dominic Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Banned Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Banned Comp
The risk here is that turn three is too late to have a 2/2, but the ability to potentially exile enemy threats could tip things into making this card a bit of a monster
(2025-11-17) If an Elemental you control that isn't a creature enters (probably because it's a kindred permanent with the Elemental subtype), Champion of the Path's second ability will still trigger