Eladamri, Lord of Leaves is part of the reserved list so they cant reprint him, but the chance here for a new card was taken
I dont think that were going to see this become a huge staple with decks running four copies, but I do think that multiple decks like Jund, Dredge and Titan will start running 1-3 copies and be able to replace a basic land with it, potentially opening up other removal slots for different cards instead
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island I can't unsee the similarities of The Unagi of Kyoshi Island and Consecrated Sphinx
It can often be a trap and wind up with people playing what are seen as the best cards and overlooking the synergies and actually having a weaker deck despite the better cards
What Wizards of the Coast was thinking with that rarity, well never know
The ramp is slow and minor and the 1/1 bodies are not overly substantial but it all adds up