This allows the card to become one of the most valuable in The First Chapter
Alesha has one of the most consistent reanimation sources in Mardu colors and does it in red/white/blacks favorite phase: combat
You ignore these targeting requirements if the gifts arent promised for those spells
This, combined with other artifact synergies from artifact lands and cards like Arcbound Ravager, led to an unprecedented number of bannings in Standard to make sure that it was fully dead, which, in my book, is a huge testament to the brokenness of Skullclamp
Terra, Magical Adept / Esper Terra Terra, Magical Adept hits the battlefield and mills five cards, and if youre lucky, you even get to bring an enchantment back to hand
The card is also quite capable of winning counterspell wars before they start since its quite difficult to counter a counterspell with a Storm count