From intriguing boss moss monsters like Beetrooper Armor Horn to influential board breakers like Kumungous, the Sticky String Kaiju, the Insect-type features a wide variety of cards that can be utilized in a plethora of scenarios
As for the effect of (2), if he controls the top of the Deck with Adamancipator Laputite, it will surely lead to level 6 Adamancipator S, which I think is attractive
Of course, there can be imperfections from the factory, but the top crimp shows too many different signs of concern
As such, if there are any worthwhile untap effects such as Thousand-Year Elixir in colorless or monoblack, these are relevant to the Silent King
Intimidate was also eventually removed in favor of menace which I think made a lot more sense flavor-wise
And when we talk about issues with Reserved List cards going forward, its worth clearly differentiating between cards from this era and cards from, say, Urzas Saga