As of the Fable sets release, Iconic cards are now the rarest of the premium-rarity cards
That, to me, made openings during this era quite dynamic, and Sun & Moon Forbidden Light is enriched by the presence of this unique and elegant card type
other dragons can summon flame and shadow and whirlwinds, and this dude has to stab its prey with its nose-mouth
Tutoring is very highly priced in Magic these days and this is not entirely unreasonable but it does make most of it pretty useless at aiding in a mana screw
We have plenty of strong counterspells in Standard that can outclass it in the late game game, but none of them have the option of countering any spell on turn two, something Syncopate does very well
But it is still a handy source of mill which also has great impact defensively and as an enabler of certain other combos