It's also an interesting black draw in a multi player format like commander, where you would have options for how many cards to draw (and life to lose,) based on the chosen player's graveyard
Minccino #RC18Common $8.42 Elesa #RC20Common $2.10 Pikachu #RC7Uncommon $84.17 Audino #RC17Common $5.44 Meloetta EX #RC11Ultra Rare $14.32 Stunfisk #RC12Uncommon $5.30 Ursaring #RC16Common $8.42 Servine #RC2Common $2.28 Kirlia #RC9Common $6.22 Piplup #RC6Uncommon $14.41
The reason is simple: it's the squirrel commander
Alrunds Epiphany I am less sure on than the previous two cards, but so far it has been playing well for me and has certainly felt like a more powerful top-end card than Icebreaker Kraken
These reprints may make some of them more accessible, but, in some cases, how emotionally attached players are to the original prints can influence how valuable the new versions are and keep the old ones popular
It can kill almost any Planeswalker and most creatures, except for maybe the best blue card, Murktide Regent