Syncopate, as Andrew explained, isnt a card you can play in decks that are trying to play a long game
Both cost 3 ink, are inkable, and let us ramp an extra ink once per turn
There was a sweet spot for balancing the "hero" decks in the original Archenemy that often required a little bit of iteration to nail down, but now you can go straight into balanced four-player Archenemy games right of the box
Rather than play an objectively better piece of removal that hits 60% of the field, like Lightning Bolt, they might play a less good removal spell that can deal with more threats, like an Unsummon
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The holo feature also shows no imperfections