I know power creep is a problem in Magic, but you dont expect a legendary mythic to be superseded by a nonlegendary rare just a few months after release
There are so many low cost enchantment cards in standard right now that get played very early on and, if you dont have a response they can ramp out of control in a matter of a few turns
A copy of Cruella de Vil, Miserable As Usuals D23 Expo promo card - finished with the unique foil treatment and icon shared by the limited-edition set - graded at a perfect Gem Mint 10 by PSA sold for $4,544.32 in May 2023
Regardless, the more interesting part of Mondrak is his role as a sacrifice outlet
The end result is a deck that is low to the ground and casts lots of spells per turn, swinging in each turn to chip down life totals and then closing out the game with a combination of burn and creature combat
Their are cheap dorks which survive this so it doesn't have quite the same early game control as Smother but it is a sufficiently well rounded and better card overall that it is the more desirable cube card