It has fewer answers as an enchantment (Red, Black have nothing major to look at) and has stronger synergy (you can build around it or save one of your creatures)
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Getting protection from everything is definitely one of the better things you can do at instant speed, but when you can do it all, Reclamation SageReclamation Sage becomes a two-for-one, Hammer of NazahnHammer of Nazahn is a combat trick that leads to more combat tricks, The Meathook MassacreThe Meathook Massacre is a catered board wipe you can engineer into a combat step, Narset, Parter of VeilsNarset, Parter of Veils is even meaner than usual, and you can cast your Treasure CruiseTreasure Cruise instead of losing it the next time you put a Wheel of FortuneWheel of Fortune on the stack (actually you need to do that in the reverse order)
The blend of collectible elements with a competitive gameplay drew a wide audience
Immediate purchase, silent purchase possible
The remaining Old Verses feature more contained and somber narratives that not only imply that the writer of the Old Verses is Cogita, but that Cogita may in fact be immortal in Legends: Arceus
