It goes from 0 to 40 out of nowhere, generating absurd amounts of mana when paired with the right burn spells or attackers
Also it's cool to see the return of Burnwillows, albeit in a less broken form
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Reaping the Rewards can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others
It is one of the few formats that currently have restricted cards
Why, inflicting that on your opponent, of course
#21 The issue is that a lot of control decks want to run sweepers as part of their many for one strategies, and you don't ideally want to be running out 2/1, 1/3, 0/4, or 0/5 bodies that don't net a card turns 2-3 when you are hoping to wipe the board in some capacity turns 4-6