That casting a Tome Scour and removing all chance of your opponent winning was a strategic endeavor commonly employed by professional players around the globe
This, alone, basically rules Ultima out of constructed play
Even if the art is likely a contributing factor to the value, Mutagen tokens are a reliable way to provide +1/+1 tokens for a single mana, which can easily compound through creatures with similar abilities
The fact is that Magic: The Gathering is one of the world's most complicated games, and even the designers can't keep track of how every single card interacts with one another
The first set of Pokmon cards was released in English on January 9, 1999 (the Japanese version was originally released on October 20, 1996)
Rare Candy is the Sword & Shield equivalent