The fact that Conqueror can also swing for five in the air makes it much more competitive in current Magic, too, even if it is more vulnerable to removal
"Out of curiosity, does Priest of the Crossing from the Aetherdrift commander decks not violate the spirit of the reserved list by being very similar to and essentially strictly better than Asmira, Holy Avenger?"
Despite the drawback, shock lands are incredibly popular because they have multiple land types and can make great turn one play
Planisphere notably plays quite well in tangent with Cori-Steel Cutter, another Standard-legal MTG card seeing success in Standard, Modern and Legacy
This card is now ink and can be used as a resource to play other cards
As a side effect to Urza, Prince of Kroogs activated ability, the token copy of Salvation Engine becomes a 1/1 Soldier creature in addition to its other types