The addition of blue grants access to counter magic to protect Hope
: Level 2 Whenever you attack, target attacking creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn
Youll play it in decks with this color combination as a default tap land most of the time, and it helps that blue, red, and black colors have plenty of ways to draw and discard cards between looting and wheeling
The other versions of this card still hold their value at $10 since it was only printed at mythic rare
While restrictions do breed creativity, it's fun every once in a while to just do things you're not normally allowed to do
While Modern and Legacy players are theoretically so invested in the game that they won't quit based on a banning (especially when the banning improves the format), if someone buys their first Standard deck and it's suddenly banned, it's very possible that these players will give up on the game altogether