The ability to draw and discard a card offers invaluable card filtration, and also provides a good discard outlet
I realize prices are fluctuating, and you might be able to get them cheaper, but you cant get a large amount for a lot less, and the average is easier to comprehend
Other very expensive Limited Edition cards are Wheel of Fortune, Birds of Paradise and Shivan Dragon, which can all be sold for prices around 4,000
Modal cards are fantastic and modal cards that hit functional requirements are a cut above
It will remain part of the rotation for Standard for at least a few years, but even once it does, youll still be able to play the cards in formats like Modern (which uses any card released since the 8th edition of Magic began in 2003, including the sets that are still in the Standard rotation)
Resolve this early, and the texture of the game changes