And to simply dismiss it as a joke that says, well, if you dont have a middle name, Dont run Moniker Mage! still seems like a joke that went terribly wrong, and now people have to be reminded of it every time they see the card
(2025-09-19) In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well
It also strips out many lands from your deck, and over a few turns, it dramatically reduces your chances of drawing a land, thus increasing card quality from the rest of your deck
I can see a nonzero amount of people building it as a Commander
Speaking of steps, that Proliferate on the end step has serious Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceAtraxa, Praetors' Voice energy
The black fetchlands all could threaten to find a Godless Shrine out of nowhere, and the information edge is surely worth more than the tiny Pithing Needle equity, or whatever