The 6-cost mana value is no problem for a deck focused on lands or slow pacing, and the upside of a huge body and landfall triggers is incredible
It can also be done at instant speed, letting you activate it during blocks to ensure creatures survive combat and take out what they're blocking
It shows you exactly what type of opening hand people kept and puts everyone but your own in-game knowledge in plain sight of the entire table (and you can hide the fact you may have kept a mediocre opener so they cant judge you, ahem)
United Battlefront Tarkir: Dragonstorm loves to do call backs
Its not only a collectible, but also sees play in Vintage and Old School
Its definitely trickier for players who want to play every format, but for those whove found a couple of formats they love and are happy there, they can simply try and tune out the irrelevant products