The flavor is a little off, but the mechanic played well, was generally liked, and clearly ties into Zendikar's land theme
The floor on these in a deck triggering multiple upkeeps is still very high, especially when youre playing one, become the monarch, and then get your combat damage trigger from Obeka
pretty much any Fire Pokemon with dangerously powerful flames
But if you have a base-set card in your card collection, there are a few visual indicators of its worth
The reason for this is mainly that since the printing of Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, Dragons Rage Channeler and Murktide Regent the tempo archetype reinvented itself in being primarily blue-red and making Deaths Shadow not a necessary creature for tempo shells anymore