Two mana for an Edict effect is more than fair, particularly in a Midrange meta, and the back side gives you inevitability and plays superbly in multiples
If you can goad enough creatures, you can remove all of a players blocking creatures to let your other opponents swing in
Its staggering value comes from the "perfect storm" of a flawless PSA 10 Gem Mint grade on a card from the exceedingly rare Alpha set
However, preconceptions are hard to break sometimes, as evidenced by the fact that although it brought with it a number of iconic new cards, it took players time to remember that fact
Winterspell pre-releases on 13th February 2026, followed by a wide release a week later on 20th February
Theyre tournament legal, but if someone doesn't know the card by heart (or doesn't read Phyrexian), they need to reference the oracle text