My line of thought back then was its better to have a card in hand I want to cast, than have a creature or land Im not currently using, and while weve seen similar effects printed since then, most of those will be two mana or more (outside of Village Rites)
People are most excited about this guy because of its ability to be protected from both Swords to Plowshares and Oko, Thief of Crowns against Miracles
Instead, he'll be in the back, happily running the casino that is your deck
Brawl Not Legal Vintage Not Legal Timeless Not Legal Commander Not Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Not Legal Penny Not Legal Dack Fayden Emblem Emblem Dack Whenever you cast a spell that targets one or more permanents, gain control of those permanents
Land Color tag templates(None) Field of the Dead This land enters tapped
Energy Flux can run afoul of some of your own artifact threats, but is so potentially devastating against very heavy artifact threats that this may often be worth it