In many peoples eyes, this red creature invalidated creature-based decks, being able to pick off a full board relatively easily, while leaving behind a 3/3 double striker to quickly end the game with yourself
The original artworks that players were used to would be no more after Fourth Edition, some of this was welcome, but for the most part, players had gotten used to the fact that a Giant Growth looked like a Giant Growth
His ability to grant additional +1/+1 counters to humans each time another creature enters the battlefield underlines a strategy of cumulative strength
Once debated as the best card in the game against the Power 9 before they had to add a full three mana to the cost, Lurrus is merely relegated to banned in one format and the most import card in another
So, what does all this mean
These collections of premium cards follow a trend Wizards of the Coast has been keeping up in recent months