Balefire Dragon's effect doesn't look at its base stats, so when combined with other cards that boost stats, it's not uncommon for Balefire Dragon to lead to full, one-sided board wipes
Some Japanese-exclusive oversized releases sell for thousands of dollars at auctions
Merieke Ri Berit Merieke Ri Berit might look small, but it has some of the most brutal control abilities in the game
Overall, I think you can probably only play this card in a deck with repeatable sources of surveil
Even the controversial strategy of mass land destruction is used quite a bit with Avacyn, with cards like Armageddon effectively bringing a game to a close by making a massive disparity between each player's resources
There are situations where this white card isnt ideal, like youre getting attacked by three creatures without color overlap, but the pros often outweigh the cons