The effects of War of the Spark through Ikoria are absolutely in line with the worst of Magic's Standard history, not the norm
This is a card so obscene that they had to ban a card that does exactly one third of what it does
Legion Angel has long dropped out of these lists even in the lowest power format that can play it, Pioneer
But this was a return to Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, the place where the card type originated, so we felt it was appropriate to included the card type in the set
It's a subtle way to generate advantage, saving you from being 2-for-1d and shining in Limited and formats with small card pools
The opponent would then be forced to destroy all monsters with an attack equal to or higher than 1500 from their field, hand, or deck