But for its first half, its a seven-mana way to make everyone get rid of their hand (and graveyard, if someones shenanigans are bothering you) without replacement
There are two old school cards I want to highlight: Backlash and Delirium
But there are several cards that dont have the swirl and they cannot be inked, only to play
Just like tracking their graveyard size and playing 5D future library size Chess isn't what people play Magic for, starting at UUUB open and trying to route through Spellstutter Sprite, Cryptic Command, Mistbind Clique, Scion of Oona, and later Agony Warp just broke people
While removal might deal with a problem, sometimes youd rather become a part of the fun instead
The combat damage downside here is significant, but manageable