According to TCGPlayer, there's a 1 in 80 chance to get a coveted SIR, and when compared to Destined Rivals' 1 in 94 (alongside other adjustments), it simply feels more exciting to buy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant provides ongoing removal in creature combat, and it punishes opponents whenever their creatures fall to your deathtouching swarm by turning them into copy tokens that are food and that retain those creatures abilities
you start with a virtual nine cards in hand while everyone else has eight
Land Enchantment - Saga Urza's Color tag templates(None) Verdant Catacombs , Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle
Because the ranking shifts, its fairest to treat both as the sets leading chase cards rather than crowning one outright
He had the misfortune of being an early shot at commander with static ability that lets you copy instant and/or sorcery spells (he was only the third that could copy any instant/sorcery, and only the second that could do it without an additional mana cost) and there were other problems with the design