It saw a lot of play in its Standard as a way to take extra turns by paying the 7-mana cleave cost, but also allowed you to combo off early via the pure red version
Although its another example of a card that has been power crept out of the formats it was once a staple in, the design has been iterated on many times since then on cards that take their origins from this stalwart
But it's clunky and inefficient removal attached to clunky and inefficient card draw
While not as heavily influenced by commander as some years, there is still a significantly higher ratio of commander cards hitting the cube and the top ten of cards than the other sets, relative to their set sizes
Unlike Japanese 151, there is no Master Ball reverse holo guarantee in the booster boxes, making those cards much rarer and sought after
Fast Lands Fast lands are pretty restrictive