While I personally like direct removal spells, this can become useful in mono-blue decks that otherwise dont have reliable answers to threats
What's the Point of Prototype
This two-mana instant spell lets you destroy an artifact or have a creature you control deal damage equal to its power to to an opponents creature
According to Wizards of the Coast, this is a printing error which was never corrected, as all card backs have to look the same
The Mana Base The deck runs mostly fetch and dual lands like bond, tango, and shock lands
With cards like Hellrider kicking out other recent four-drops like Moltensteel Dragon (which is actually a four-drop) and red getting more curve-toppers like Thundermaw Hellkite and Zealous Conscripts, RPTS is another card that was better years ago as it was a curve-topper that could be supplemented by another three or four mana spell at the top of the curve when you alpha striked