Without a counterspell suite to back it up, I think it is inferior to Glaze Fiend as an evasive threat
While theyre fairly powerful, its their effect on perceived barrier-to-entry that really posed a problem because casual players watching Commander games in passing could reasonably assume that they needed hundreds (now thousands) of dollars in Power-9 mana as table stakes, just to join the format
Could it be that Konmai thought it was okay because there was Castel and Arknight
Of course, this means that over the years, the value of the card has only gone up, and now in 2026, it can sell for as much as almost twenty thousand USD
10: Destroy 1 card on the field
Thankfully, you can spend your wild cards in Magic Arena wisely by crafting cards that are just generically powerful