Given the low opportunity cost of running it, Id say the land version was even better
Secondly, you can cast it for X=0 to wipe out token decks at an incredible rate
Updated by Chris Stomberg on January 5th, 2023: While there have not been too many noteworthy first strike creatures released since the original publishing of this article, a number of first strike creatures have come to our attention that function quite well in their specific niches
One of the original gods from Theros, Erebos, God of Death is one of the more open-ended of the original Gods, though his abilities greatly benefit the god's controller
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While this change seems minor as youre swapping out one three-damage burn-spell for another, and one three-drop threat for another, I actually think both these simple changes made the deck a lot better