Magic was the very first TCG ever created, and as you can probably expect, trying to put its foot out there was not without some design decisions that don't reflect what you find in more modern cards
For a one cost Character (the number in the top left is how much Ink it costs to play her) shes a solid enough choice
Lots of decks pair the Mine with Relic Barrier or Icy Manipulator to make the card advantage one-sided, but then the low cmc of Howling Mine is wasted on controlling factors
Spoiled right in the middle of Uros peak Standard dominance, Omnath, Locus of Creation looked so similar to that other mythic rare bomb that it was immediately red-flagged by most of the Magic community
The total gross value of cards on eBay has increased for nine consecutive quarters
Tough, offensive, and usually pretty straightforwardthough of course, there are plenty of wild exceptions