Opened at elevated prices as the set launched
[83] Notable references include Austin Brewen who won the first junior tournament, Brenden Zhang who won the first Senior Tournament, and Arturo Heras who won the first Master Tournament
it simply wants to kill everyone at the table as quickly as possible
Great value for casual collectors
Local game stores would be packed on a weekly basis, and even though Wizards would be spending a little bit of its reprint equity, I expect that it be returned fourfold thanks to the goodwill this change would generate and the influx of players it would bring into local game stores on Friday nights
Obviously, you dont really want to give up a real creature for the effect all the time, otherwise it is a roundabout way of rummaging, but recurring removal spells is especially potent, and giving up a creature for that is often going to be worth it, especially if you sacrifice a card that brings you some value when it dies