Some of the obvious suspects were on the restricted list: the Power 9, sol ring and time vault (this was before its first errata)
Both price and utility-wise, one could do far worse in mono-red, and it even fits right at home in other decks, such as Prosper, Tome-Bound
Hearthstone's Azure Drake doesn't have much in common with this Azure Drake other than the name and card art, but there are a lot of homages to MTG if you are familiar enough with both franchises
But Wizards of the Coasts internal development team has clearly taken inspiration from games like Gwent and The Elder Scrolls: Legends
Even if it never transforms into Moonrage Brute, its still a completely functional temporary exile
But what if you dont have an army to pump