It's trivial to cast it for 1-2 mana most of the time, and if you're the one casting it, you can set up combos with cards like Boros Reckoner or Stuffy Doll, hitting someone for 13 right away
Although its been part of the Pokemon TCG in past sets, were getting a new reprint of Mater Ball as an ACE SPEC Pokemon card as a part of Temporal Forces
One thing is for certain, though: promo Pokemon cards are still the most desirable collectibles in the TCG , even in 2023
The renew ability is very, very clever: Depending on the board state, Rot-Curse Rakshasa can be one of the most creative board wipes in quite some time, or a great aggro card (on top of its 5/5 trampling punch, I mean!) by preventing X creatures from blocking
Swords to Plowshares is premier removal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage, while Modern has to make do with Path to Exile
After youve gotten a good density, this land can be a tutor for Sword of Feast and Famine, Mycosynth Lattice, or even Blightsteel Colossus