It is a card pivotal for deck building and your playstyle
Devotion was sprinkled throughout the set, generally at higher rarities, so it was less relevant in Limited while being format-defining in Constructed (Thassas Oracle, Anax, Hardened in the Forge)
Want to see it crushed into the ground by an angry group of pink elephants
IGN confidently wrote in 2001 that it expected a sequel to the first game, but for one reason or another, it never materialized
This started fairly early on, with Cori-Steel Cutter absolutely tearing things up on arrival
That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless the defending player controls more lands than you, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you control at least as many lands as the defending player by the time it resolves