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The defining feature is mana, not spells

The latter ability is fine, it can help decks that care about such things, but this is here for that first ability

Dying is Magic shorthand for leaves the battlefield and enters the graveyard. When you sacrifice a creature, that creature often dies , which is why you can use Blood Artist and the like with your sacrifice outlets

Such big changes are completely normal during the design of a set

The R after the collector number and above the artist credit denotes the card as a rare

While it was a formidable closer in draft environments, it languishes in the binders of modern collectors who prize its beauty over its strategic risk