His +1 is one of the best "draw a card" abilities that any 'walker has
It prevents the next single point of damage dealt to target player or creature that turn, but it also then returns to its owners hand at the end step
Those who played back when it was legal know how often the game would revolve around a Prophet of Kruphix Recurring Nightmare The play pattern of repeatedly looping the same creatures, and without an interaction window because the returning of the enchantment is a cost, and the combo potential, leads to a card that is more likely to create harm and frustration than good
Nobody was expecting it to be a thing that happened any time soon, but it was broadly understood that was what players wanted
Lastly, I wanted to re-trigger Landfall
In this case, the player in the white position will win the game immediately when the players in the black position and the player in the red position are eliminated