At the start of the game, nobody is the monarch
While these characters can evoke memories for those who played back when the original 151 was all there was, they also can prove to be very useful when brought to the table
Creates High Barrier to Entry Weve mentioned more than once in the past that were not likely to ever again invoke this category, because the barrier to entry is not just cost, but availability
The governing body Wizards Play Network (WPN) do not permit the use of proxy cards in sanctioned tournaments
I don't know that a modern R&D would have emergency banned right after a new card first saw daylight, but there is no denying this deck was unbelievably brutal as well as being the quickest kill in the formatTinker into Memory Jar into either Yawgmoths Will or a second Memory Jar, for a Megrim kill at end of turn
Budget Decreases This deck has plenty of opportunities for budget cuts