Wheel of Fortune, Windfall, and Whispering Madness suddenly become burn spells that scale with table size
Collector Value & PSA Grades Japanese cards consistently achieve higher PSA 10 rates community estimates suggest 1520% for Japanese prints versus 812% for English
These cards have been the core of multiple strategies, and they will likely continue to be played at high-level events throughout 2025
It can sometimes be worthwhile playing a Siege, even if you don't plan to invest time defeating it, because all Sieges have some sort of effect when first cast as well
The card should have legs in Pioneer thanks to Selesnya Angels kicking around, but outside of that, lifegain is a pretty niche strategy
If you want a deep dive on core sets and their history, I wrote an article about that last week