Its an excellent glue card for many strategies: a good target for Birthing Pod, high-toughness, untapping is pseudo-vigilance, ramp, discard for graveyard value/reanimate, blink, the list goes on
While many MTG players may be older and have a little more disposable income than the 13-plus age rating of the game, that doesnt mean its okay to completely price out the teenagers hoping to play more of their favourite game
Lightning Greaves is also a popular choice, but you have to be careful not to lock down your own strategy with shroud
This enables a combo turn where every creature can tap for huge amounts of mana, allowing you to chain spells and win on the spot
The second issue is a lack of focus
It can always be bought from other players, but you must be prepared for the high price