There is no intent to pass them off as original - for example, writing the name of another card on a basic land counts as a proxy, as nobody would be fooled into thinking it is genuinely the card the player is using it as
Thats a huge upside compared to Relic of Progenitus once you can afford to crew it
The professor at Strixhaven University is mostly played within the Commander format
And having conditions that dont fade when a card goes into the graveyard or exile also feels like a big change from how Magic has worked since, well, forever
Most often revolving around instants and sorceries with small mana values, these decks tend to include several cards that draw cards, replacing themselves in their casters hand, and cards that provide value for casting instants and sorceries
With time and experimentation, the value of these Battle cards will be determined, and some of them may rise to the top as others fade into obscurity