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Goblins, Elves, Vampires, and Spirits seem like the decks with competitive potential, with Walls and a few others on the cusp

I have lost to basically just Baleful Strix in combination with Academy Ruins when playing against affinity so the card actually can offer some pretty powerful late game in the right situation

Phyrexian mana is not a color

The ability to exile a Pithing Needle on Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, a Goblin Guide against Burn, and a Relic of Progenitus shutting down your graveyard makes the card an appealing sideboard option for control decks, especially those with Snapcaster Mage, and the fact that Isolate is so efficient and hits such a wide range of targets means that it is certainly in the sideboard conversation for other decks as well