(Or -0/-1 or -0/-2?) This is the first step towards -1/-1 counters being a form of creature kill as opposed as just a means to show a creature shrinking over time
Things like this dont happen to people like me, I guess its magic
That said, the budget gets us some stellar cards that can help achieve the goals of this exercise
It is impossible to really quantify how much a card makes the game better
The downside of granting your opponents an additional land is one you shouldn't take lightly and if playing against Izzet or Simic decks, but this card gives you the chace to get cards like Ouroboroid, Badgermole Cub, and Slickshot Show-Off out of play before they have the chance to do any real damage
While you usually needed a kicked Rite of Replication to close a game back in the day, there are so many more Scarecrows and Changelings available now that the quality of a Reaper King decks creatures has become appreciably higher in recent years