This card may not be as good as The Gitrog Monster by itself, but the 4 mana and abilities make it a solid play
Once Baithook Angler is in your graveyard, and it doesn't matter how it gets there, you can use the disturb ability to cast its back face
Either it says counter their only relevant spell and deal them three damage or it says deal them something like 5 for 2 mana
That ended with a rules change regarding the cost of split cards, especially in situations where you could cast a spell with mana value X or less without paying its mana cost
Amethyst characters were already the best at drawing you cards, though sapphire certainly competed with that title in set two, but now youll get a heck of a lot more bang for your buck when you flood your hand with new cards
Caller of the ClawIf your [play group] has a lot of board wipes, having this guy around can help you recover quite quickly