Making your opponent lose two cards that could have ended the game has never been a bad play
It's a non-creature artifact that costs two generic and one blue mana - but in order to do anything with it, you need to use its activated ability
Among MTG black cards, it remains one of the most reliable reset buttons when creature density gets out of control
One card in the Commander decks adds the seventh
Anax and Cymede Anthousa, Setessan Hero Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver Bident of Thassa Bow of Nylea Daxos of Meletis Elspeth, Sun's Champion Erebos, God of the Dead Hammer of Purphoros Heliod, God of the Sun Hythonia the Cruel Medomai the Ageless Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nylea, God of the Hunt Polukranos, World Eater Purphoros, God of the Forge Spear of Heliod Thassa, God of the Sea Triad of Fates Tymaret, the Murder King Whip of Erebos Xenagos, the Reveler
The least I ever paid for a full Magic illustration was $150, and Im not proud of my purchase of Spiritual Asylum for that price