Its limited to once per turn, so you can point your removal spell at your opponents creatures to make it work on their turns
Big butt decks are always a blast, and at three mana, youll easily cast this and get in for strong damage
I like this balance despite it not being accurate to the game after which it was designed, and I can see utilizing the first choice in this spell
A Short Digression About How We Design Gold Cards Traditional multicolor or "gold" cards fall into a few categories
While Paul Rietzl got the last laugh at PT Amsterdam with a Nassif-fueled White Aggro deck packing Mana Tithe, the joyous memories of Cruel Ultimatuming with a Jace on the table after Cryptic Commanding their best permanent back to their hand will last a lifetime
So, if you play five other spells, you get five copies of your storm spell