Its a cheap and useful counterspell, and given the sheer amount of Legendary Creatures in most decks these days, its not the biggest deal to sometimes pay this additional cost
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Cards can come and go but CW01 will always be the first card (collector numberwise at least)
About which packs to buy, actually it does not matter that much since the probability of getting what you want is low, but, to maximize it, Id recommend getting Amonkhet for Hazoret the Fervent, Glorybringer, Ahn-Crop Crasher, Magma Spray and Sunscorched Desert
In cube this is painfully slow and frequently a liability