If you were playing fair, there was no way you could compete with that if the deck pulled it off and many games were won simply due to a willingness to play a card this powerful, allowing such decks to win long games they would otherwise be lost in
You will typically draw two cards with it or return something from your graveyard, and doing that every turn is pretty potent
Aside from a few cards here and there, the main difference between competitive Pioneer and competitive Explorer is that you cant play the Lotus Field combo deck in Explorer
Illustrated by Darrell Riche Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
This is eased, somewhat, by the presence of the etched foil
Oh yeah, and a second Myr Retriever. 1/1 Illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Not Legal Comp