Being able to turn a creature into two colorless mana can ramp you up exponentially, especially when you have a way to continuously make new token creatures to sacrifice to it
If an effect instructs you to search your library for a basic land while you control Rootpath Purifier, you may search for any land card in your library
Rydia reanimating Fenrir after it expires on turn five is filthy
Final Fantasy Adventure Towns Ishgard, the Holy See, Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital, Lindblum, Industrial Regency, Midgar, City of Mako, and Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis each have powerful effects with a range of costs
If every competitive deck requires you to buy expensive old cards online, thats a significant barrier to entry that Ravensburger wants to avoid
Any player may activate this ability but only if Lightning Storm is on the stack