Anyway, Sinkholes ability to disrupt peoples mana before they can really even get their game going is good enough for Legacy and would be seriously problematic if the card was ever legal in Modern, let alone Standard
The draft environment is all about playing to the board, so you need to prioritize good creatures and better removal
Thoughtseize Thoughtseize is the most played discard spell because it costs a single mana and the effect is unconditional, unlike its brethren Duress and Inquisition of Kozilek
But with so many fans of both Magic and Lord of the Rings, the value of these particular cards seems to have some staying power
Blood Artist is a two mana 0/1 creature, so for one additional mana you get a 3/3 that can also sacrifice creatures to draw cards and transform into a 5/5 flyer that can go crazy with sacrifices while also giving you a Blood Artist emblem
In any case, this will be great news for Square Enix too, and could potentially pave the way for more crossovers in the future