Were it not for a strange error on the uncommons sheet, there would not be much to discuss here
However, because of the immensely swingy nature of the game at the time caused by all of the extremely powerful cards that existed such as Monster Reborn, Raigeki, and Fiber Jar, destroying an opponents hand was oftentimes not enough to guarantee victory on its own
This guy is just straight value no matter how you slice it and, in my opinion, probably the best Bolas card Wizards has printed
I can see it as a budget alternative to Demonic Tutor and friends, though you have to do some work before it gets the cards you really want to get and youre limited to searching up black cards only
Cards like Nissa Revane and Sarkhan Unbroken are best in tribal-themed decks, and cards like Koth of the Hammer or Liliana of the Dark Realms are better the fewer colors youre running in your deck
The Japanese set is only available in 1st edition, and the Korean set is only available in unlimited edition