Adding a counter to this, making it an isntant, and giving it the ability to grab Towns makes this one of the better lower rarity ramp effects we've seen in Limited for a long time
Mana is generally given by lands, a particular card type, and players can usually play up to one land per turn, which is a mechanic in MtG that keeps the game more balanced, preventing you from playing a game-winning card on turn 1 if you get the right combination of lands and cards in your hand
Yoshi is popular in Jodah as a legend thats only one mana, Signet and Sol Ring cant really go wrong, Greaves is everywhere, and this is the first special printing for the Banner
They have upped that ratio considerably, thank goodness
So essentially Bakis Curse says, Do nothing against the creatures and decks that Bakis Curse was specifically designed to hose! This is the rare hoser that fails to actually hose what its trying to hose at all
This is where Bowen takes charge as a design lead, and where the majority of the work goes into developing what will become the final polished set