For example, in my personal cube I found that cards like Vedalken Shackles and Treachery were always first-picked no matter what else was in the pack
I think that both solutions were used, namely the first for the 1st Edition print run (which may have already been printed when the error was discovered) and the second for the Unlimited print run
It's a cool ability, which has surely only gotten better over time with all the artifact tokens floating about, but since it's printed on a three mana artifact that does nothing when it hits the board, it's no wonder this card has remained obscure until now
Blinkmoth Infusion 14 mana is a lot, sure, but in an affinity deck stuffed with artifacts including treasures this is kind of trivial to cast
Im not thrilled that Wizards has intentionally incentivized Twitch streamers to buy up tens of thousands of dollars worth of cards either, especially seeing the damage that content creators did to the Pokemon market a few years ago
Regardless, the Quarter Century Secret Rares prices are incredibly inflated right now, and only time will tell if theyre justified