Its quite flexible in what you can do with it, from busted things like Pact of the Titan to silly fun like Guff Rewrites History or Creative Technique
In my MTG Top 10 on the games most important sets, I had it ranked behind only Limited Edition Alpha
As a land, it can't be countered, and it offers permanent card draw potential, even if you have to discard three cards after drawing just two
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Omnath, Locus of Creation Players may remember Omnath, Locus of Creation impact on Standard or not, he didnt hang around long before being banned
In other words, if your opponent removes it right away, the fail-case is pretty mediocre Obviously, this sets up the first counter on its own, and once you transform this you get a pretty absurd land