This creates a small space to explore what I call gimmick decks in the Alpha League, a design space generally that does not exist anywhere else in constructed Magic (although, on occasions, can occur in Limited contexts, which obey the original rules of Magic: 40 card minimums, and no unique card caps)
Generally, youll have inked high-cost cards or ones that dont make sense during the early game
Its common to see cursed monsters or artifacts in black too
As we said at the time, there was some community support for unbanning it, and we waited until we had a consensus on the card, understanding some of the issues it might cause
That's to say nothing of the card potentially innovating new landfall archetypes, too
I think it was a fine card for formats like Standard and Modern, because it didn't absolutely dominate either of those formats