As mentioned in our last Stardust Article, catching 100 base evolution Pokmon with no weather boost is a simple 10,000 stardust , which will get you very little in the world of stardust
There are plenty of MTG mechanics that interact with it, whether exiling cards from it, bringing cards back from it, or, like the one were covering today, allowing you to cast spells from it
You know your mana wont be wasted on it because it cant be countered, and hexproof makes it difficult for your opponents to remove once its on the field
There are a LOT of conversations that happen during product development with a number of different factors considered, and the inclusion of mechanically unique cards is one of them. Honestly, the art is beautiful, the treasure token is great, and we love to see the OG Lara Croft design in a card
It stuck, and R&D started using it