For example, the equipment theme didn't bring back any expensive, high quality equipment, just more of the same Loxodon Warhammer style stuff
When Thalia makes spells cost one more, but you cant activate your fetchlands due to Arbiter, the lands you do have are under threat from Ghost Quarter, and you dont even get a land when your creatures get Pathed, thats no way to play Modern
It is a good idea to have a common that you know is legitimate from the same set when doing side by side comparisons
That's because they affect the total cost of the spell, not its mana cost
This card obviously shines its brightest in a goad deck, but it honestly wont suffer too badly in any other deck
Back then, I didnt understand much when it came to strategy, deck construction, or even some of the finer points of the rules