Les cartes Warden of the First Tree, Ascendant Spirit, Evolved Sleeper, Surge Engine, Frodo, Sauron's Bane, Timber Paladin et Tenth District Hero s'inspirent de la carte Figure of Destiny pour leurs capacités activées ou statiques, qui leur permettent de "s'augmenter" de manière permanente, moyennant un coût en mana/ressources de plus en plus élevé (cas des capacités activées), ou de manière statique (cas des capacités statiques).

Source 1 (Ascendant Spirit - "Occasionally, we make what I call a "template" card, that is, a card that is so cool and memorable that it inspires us to make more cards like it. [...] One such template card was designed by Brian Tinsman in Eventide called Figure of Destiny . [...] This card has inspired numerous things, including the level-up mechanic in Rise of the Eldrazi. Another thing it inspired was this card [Ascendant Spirit] (what I call a "relic" card—templates inspire relics).") - Source 2 (Frodo, Sauron's Bane - "This gem of a design was created by Brian Tinsman as an attempt to top-down design a creature leveling up over time. Figure of Destiny was so beloved that it's been the springboard for many cards, as well as the level and class mechanics from AFR.") - Source 3 (Shadowmoor Block - "Figure of Destiny was probably the most memorable card from Eventide. It has gone on to spawn many other card designs, and even some mechanics.")