The reasoning behind this was that there were some players who disliked DFCs, a number of them being Wizards employees, and they were worried they'd be a colossal flop
The second reason is to have a place where Wizards can reprint cards that come from sets and Secret Lairs that are part of Universes Beyond with Magic-themed artwork without impacting their scarcity too much
6th - Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIERSephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER 7th - Bloodthirsty ConquerorBloodthirsty Conqueror 8th - Valgavoth, Terror EaterValgavoth, Terror Eater 9th - Knuckles the EchidnaKnuckles the Echidna 10th - Cosmic Spider-ManCosmic Spider-Man 11th - Kefka, Court MageKefka, Court Mage 12th - Sothera, the SupervoidSothera, the Supervoid 13th - Iron Man, Titan of InnovationIron Man, Titan of Innovation 14th - Doomsday ExcruciatorDoomsday Excruciator 15th - Grievous WoundGrievous Wound The salty new cards seem to be dominated by a lot of black cards and legends
While Sun Titan doesn't fly and he costs 2 more mana, he also doesn't require you to spend additional mana to keep using his ability and he doesn't bring things back with an exile clause
Fantasy illustrations from 400+ Artists Waterspout Warden Jackdaw Savior Fountainport Raccoon Rallier Portent of Calamity Beza, the Bounding Spring Kitnap Bonebind Orator Jolly Gerbils Scavengers Talent Valley Flamecaller (Variant) Bushy Bodyguard Daggerfang Duo Stocking the Pantry Dragonhawk, Fates Tempest (Variant) Magic the Gathering is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc
Being able to reuse many cards is even better
