As noted in a comment to GamesRadar+ by the founder of collectibles marketplace Goldin, Ken Goldin, "The Lord of the Rings Magic: The Gathering card is the first true 'one of one' card issued in a major TCG product
We have card drawing as long as your dork that smashed face wasn't a Human, and it's strong in a lot of builds
If you had previously used your hard-earned wildcards on the Historic Anthology printing of Thalia, this was a major feel-bad moment
At any rate, that's decent card advantage, as well as a way to play the same cards twice
Not only is it a discard outlet itself, it can help bring back dead or discarded creatures from earlier in the game
The dangers to this stability, with Floating Isle apprentices feuding with Koskun Goblin Wizards, Eron wanting to add the power of the Anaba minotaurs to his forces and the troubles in Aysen between the Inquisition on the one hand and the Death Speakers on the other