While you do remove something, you give your opponent something back so it's not quite a 1-for-1
Having a tool that can push damage and protect the team increases your opportunity to cast it from game to game
At least for 2025, Premodern was a bastion of everything that makes Magic great, from the gameplay itself to the DIY ingenuity of the player base

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Something does their job more conveniently or you just have no place to play it in
If your opponent wishes to cast the card, they do so as part of the resolution of Allure of the Unknown