11 Thing In The Ice Printed in Shadows Over Innistrad, Thing in the Ice is a powerful double-sided mono-blue horror
There are two recently printed common two cost sorceries in this genre that exile two for the next turn for cheap enough to play they are pretty pricey too (Wrenn's Resolve is sold out here and as high as 2 bucks on other sides, Reckless Impulse is also sold out here and tends to be closer to 2.50 on other sites) The only cheap is the uncommon from a limited Commander only set, Inspired Tinkering, also sold out but a cheaper 30 cents on other sites
Getting an artifact synergy is very strong with combos and synergies
You could make the argument that MTG cards are so expensive today because they have always been rare
Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
With this in mind, cutting it out of the format entirely was probably the correct move, rather than waiting until Birthing Pod got even more out of hand (and until even more people bought into the deck), which would have made the inevitable banning even more painful in the long run