JUST a deal-four-Drain-for-four would warrant a second look at five mana (folks have paid six for this without complaint)
Deathtouch lets it trade for any creature, hitting your opponent lets you dig through your deck to find better cards, and lifelink helps you stay alive against aggro
Now the Power 7+ Matters theme is trickier: there's only 2 creatures in the deck with baseline 7+ power (e.g
This move also had a profound economic impact, creating a new, higher-priced ceiling for the most desirable cards and intensifying the chase aspect of collecting
This is just one more than many single things like target recursion spells such as Karmic Guide, but they choose so they'll always choose the worst for you, unless you play politics
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation / Temple of Civilization Whats better than twice as many tokens