As a result, any Commander with an Izzet color identity that isnt running Dragons Approach-related strategies essentially had access to an extra card in their opening hands for no additional costs (remember that the three mana errata was not in place when this card was banned)
When combined with equip cost reduction this card can quickly get out of hand, and having a sacrifice outlet on hand that also produces mana can be a potent combination
+1 Counters Allies Angels Answers Arcades Artifacts Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim Brago, King Eternal Cats Chevill, Bane of Monsters Cleric Tribal Clones/Shapeshifters Darien, King of Kjeldor Demons Dinosaurs Dragons Eldrazi Elesh Norn Empress Galina Enchantments *Daxos: Enchantments (slowcurl) Adaptive Enchantment (2018 Commander) Call The Spirits (2015 Commander) Call the Spirits UPGRADE
Others probably felt the same way about entirely different cards
When this was printed, there existed only one creature that had Plainswalk: Righteous Avengers, another piss-poor card from a piss-poor set
