On the commander side, Aurelia, the Warleader is far more expensive, and Raiyuu, Storm's Edge has a heavy typal restriction
Considering what happened to The Ur Dragon, who held a very similar financial position before its reprint, its hard to encourage buying this card unless you really want it
Forcing someone to ditch a hand of gas is a winning move and a fantastic extra way to apply Wheel of Fortune
The Magic: The Gathering team took care to include iconic mechanics, characters, and moments from every single main game in the series, including dropping everything to speedrun Final Fantasy XVI as a team and add the game to their design roadmap halfway through the sets 4-year design process
Helper cards are especially useful at Limited events, prereleases, or casual tables where someone asks, "Wait, what does this emblem/token/dungeon do again?" for the sixth time during a game