As a card, Storm aptly gives your spells Storm, which is insanely powerful
The creature will enter the battlefield with the additional boost to its power and toughness
Certain cards in Magic had become staples of the game and they were important enough that Ice Age couldn't function as a stand-along set without them
Aether Vial decks, like Death & Taxes, put themselves far enough ahead to leverage that mana denial
These little scavengers are not super powerful alone, but this card gives it an ability to create copies of Compy Swarm to overwhelm opponents
While losing your entire library certainly seems daunting, this card is the ultimate devil's bargain, as you're able to stack your deck (all five cards of it) with the five cards you need to win the game as expediently as possible