Unlike later MTG sets, these early prototypes used artwork sourced from comic books and pop culture, making them a fascinating piece of Magic game history
The last ability put onto the stack this way resolves first, and so on
In comparison to the dual lands and shocklands which have the ability to come into play untapped albeit at a cost the cycling lands do not so taking them earlier with fetchland and leaving the lands that could be played untapped later was a strong play
So, you can always count on this resolving and be pretty confident it'll stay on board once it does
While its true you silence just one opponent, if youre left in a 1v1 situation, that Silence effect could mean the difference between you winning or losing
It pairs perfectly with the classic board-sweeper Blasphemous Act , which (coincidentally) gets a reprint here as well