This functions like a very strong version of Clone, but I dont expect phones to become a mandatory part of the game any time soon
I actually put Snapcaster Mage on 5 and think the card is a little underplayed especially in combination with newer cards like Counterspell, DRC, Unholy Heat and also Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Also, imagine trying to attack an opponent with six mana up, a bunch of cards in hand, and three payoffs in playitd like be paralyzing, and your opponent could just keep making land drops while building up an even better defense you cant see
How Do Summons Work with Counter Doublers
The only real removal then was Wrath of God and Swords to Plowshares so the Link was a decent way of stalling things till you found a Wrath
Many of these cards had only seen a single printing before this, making some hard-to-find and expensive cards easily accessible