The only thing that keeps him from being one of the most powerful creatures of all time is that most multiplayer games these days start with enough life to essentially half his power and usefulness
For years, MTGA ate up wild cards if you wanted a specific art for a card you already had four of with the default treatment, now you can collect any printing of a card and it counts for one copy of any style you have of that card
Furthermore, with a few exceptions (Terra Branford, Im looking at you), the cards arent super overpowered or entirely useless in Limited
Reckless Endeavor Brass's Bounty has its moments, but I prefer Reckless Endeavor at this cost
The Gate Deck I have to admit that Ive never actually played the gate deck in constructed, although I have drafted one
Perhaps this is why this card was available (reprinted) and included in nearly every Core Set