Probably worth mentioning that if you can get 2 Panchatantras into play, you can break any ice in the game with this. Depending on how subtype heavy your opponent's ice set up is, you might get away with just one. Maybe not the most efficient choice ever, but it could work.
The only way this is superior to Gingerbread in that case (either way you're spending influence), is if you want the ability to switch with other Devas, too.
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EnderA
Still can't break a Swordsman. Swordsman breaks Sadyojata.
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RainKing
Uh, Ender, Panchatantra is also a Shaper card. Shapers can run the trick with no influence cost
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LordRandomness