They also note differences like the lack of holographic stamps
Few players understood phasing, none of them enjoyed keeping track of it, and since it was obviously a drawback there was very little interest in playing these cards to begin with
It's worth nothing, however, that whether you cast it normally or cheat it into play, the card is very weak to graveyard hate
There's probably an argument that Mardu Humans should slot into the number-two slot ahead of Jeskai Cycling (which is highlighted by The Locust God and Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind), but the fact that The Locust God costs about $10 while Alesha, Who Smiles at death is less than $1 after a bunch of reprintings keeps Jeskai Cycling ahead, but just barely
Most of the new additions are here to shore up certain holes in the base deck
The first is that she will protect my stuff from sacrifices, which is one of the ways to bypass my defenses