A corollary to this was a common complaint that the sets weren't even in their distribution of the sixteen games
Having the right number of spells that can search up lands and mana-producing permanent cards is vital in hitting your land drops and casting your larger creatures on-curve
The Volcanic Fissure makes this card so much better than Tectonic Rift
First, its a cheap commander at 2 mana, and you can get around commander tax by sacrificing a creature and returning it to your hand
Aria wins with cards like Storm Herd, Eldrazi Conscription, Devilish Valet, and Raised by Giants
Good old John Tedrick, who designed the look and feel of many of the toys, illustrates an alternate Twitching Doll just made entirely of entangled little spiders in a fancy frilly dress, still with an adorable catlike head