That player may cast that card without paying its mana cost
Meanwhile, the ability to force someone to lose two life or a creature every single upkeep is the sort of slow, powerful, hard to answer threat that flourishes at the kitchen table
When the original Modern Horizons released for Magic: The Gathering in 2019, it was meant to be a set that breathed new life into the eternal formats of the card game, but with an obviously heavy focus on Modern
Buying four of these guarantees you four rares from the set at $24
We're trying to set up one powerful turn with multiple attacks to win to either in the game or force counter plays
Its still pretty iconic to some cards, though, and probably still has a place in the design of new cards, despite alternatives now being available