They might not help you win a popularity contest, but these cards can punish greedy land bases while doing very little to hinder decks that are built to operate without access to nonbasic lands
They even get to show up more often in competitive play from time to time
Like most Magic: The Gathering cards, the value of Leyline Binding depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (Breaking News)
You can only use each effect of "T.G
Six mana is so expensive, and only cheating equip costs for knights is a little too restrictive
(For instance, Garruk would waste a turn making all Wolves bigger even when there weren't any Wolves on the battlefield.) But stories don't need agency and do want a locked series of events