We can hit a Craterhoof, we can hit a Lord and even if we hit a less-than-stellar creature, it gets to come in with three +1/+1 counters, making it a threat by itself
Its an artifact too, which matters because several common blue cards care about artifact synergies
2 Banner Of Kinship Strictly Better Than: Coat Of Arms Have you ever played a game of Magic with a Coat of Arms in play, either you playing it or one of your opponents
The legacy of Fallen Empires is that Wizards of the Coast and their retailers now have a better understanding of how to produce and order product
Sometimes the themes were a bit looser Ikorias showcase frames gave creatures with the sets mutate mechanic a comic book makeover for reasons Im still not entirely sure of but they were small inclusions that gave that set a great sense of identity
There are actually astonishingly few threats in the current Modern metagame which survive Unholy Heat, and a lot of play patterns are defined by the existence of this card