The second bit of upside for Abeyance is the all-powerful line of text which reads draw a card. This is certainly worth something , but whether or not its worth the extra mana is up for you to decide
the primary goal is to reduce the opponent's life total , which usually starts at 20, to zero
However, the most valuable items from the set consist of the Magikarp Poncho ($9.2k), Rayquaza Poncho ($10.2k), shiny Rayquaza Poncho ($10.9k), Charizard Y Poncho ($12.3k), and Charizard X Poncho ($16.2k)
The damage is easily felt by touch and alters the cards shape, making it noticeable in a deck and no longer valid for tournament play
I like that you can move the curse around and the backside is a 4/4 lifelinker that can do some work, but a single drain at upkeep that requires you to not play anything on your turn to transform it