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That ability is "when the last defense counter is removed from this permanent, exile it, then you may cast it transformed without paying its mana cost." This means that if for any reason a battle enters the battlefield without defense counters, it will be put into the graveyard and its controller will not get the chance to exile it

I was particularly concerned with the potential for language barriers to add to the clock, as well

As for the others, a doubling of mana cost would still leave you with absurd cards, UU - Draw 3

The concept of Vanguard had not been forgotten and was reintroduced six years later in May 2005 on Magic: The Gathering Online