Its Shady Stamp attack is worthless, whereas Victory Symbol simply wins you the game if you have one prize card remaining
This resulted in excitement from the fans, and a set that many have dubbed "classic Magic "
When they saw the seller was offering thousands of the set's rarest cards, they realized it would be impossible for an ordinary consumer to obtain such a concentrated amount of them
It also has some play in various Eldrazi lists as well, allowing you to rebuy your critical lands if they get Stone Rained
This one mana play is arguably one of the strongest cards in the format
Powerful counterspells like Mana Drain or Narsets Reversal, board clears like Perplexing Test or Evacuation, card filtering like Dig Through Time or Frantic Search, raw card draw through Blue Suns Zenith or Commanders Insight these only just scratch the surface of what a Merchants Scroll can do to reinforce your hand and available options