Although this effect does have a practical purpose within the game, it ultimately served moreso to just annoy your opponents, which is ultimately what lead to the card being completely banned
Ichikawa echoed the collaborative joy and noted the difficulty in determining the art that should be used on some of the cards, but ultimately expressed satisfaction with the final art
This is one of the most powerful monster cards released in the Alpha printing so its rare to find a copy that hasn't sustained damage due to heavy play. According to PWCC, the figure makes Lord of the Pit the second-most valuable Magic: The Gathering card after the Alpha Black Lotus
You havent lived until youve hit all of your opponents with Cruel Ultimatum, Bribery, or Leadership Vacuum
Then we have a group of these like the recently printed enchantment that gives your stuff trample, draws when dorks of power four or more arrive instead of three, and you can draw when it ETBs
Its a problem for the industry