This card has only been printed once, back in 2008s Eventide, so Near Mint copies of this Uncommon are extremely scarce
If you're lucky enough to open him, hes a powerful addition that enhances both your artifact synergies and control plan
We went through various versions, but here's what we handed off from vision design: Afraid (If an enchantment, Horror, or Nightmare you control entered the battlefield or attacked this turn, all opponents are afraid.) This version interacted not just with enchantments, but a few of the creatures we felt most embodied the genre, Horrors and Nightmares
This cycle resembles the Nightstalker cycle, but even being colorless, the cards never saw much play
Since these decks rely on sweepers to deal with opposing threats, they often limit their own creature count to prevent having to wrath their own board
Another factor playing into our selection was making sure that there was diversity, even with just four Scene Boxes to highlight characters, we wanted to make sure that all of our fans felt included as much as possible