You probably need a good reason not to run it, honestly, which is great news for the cards power level if not format variety
Yes, sometimes youll whiff on the activation, but the activated ability is just icing on the cake, and in 45+ creature decks, you should often be hitting an extra card
Thankfully this was put to rest recently once the card was finally banned in Modern
Putting into play and casting without paying its mana cost are different things even though they seem very similar
This was the first set to feature legendary creatures (which were simply dubbed Legends at this point, with no other creature types) and also marked the debut of 15-card booster packs in boxes
That is the "playmat premium" you find on ticket prices, and frankly why you do not see many of them for sale "in the wild" right now: for most of the player base it simply makes sense to get as many non-foil promos as possible and sell them quickly at or below market value without having to put all your eggs into the playmat basket
