Although it's just an improved basic Land card, this Alpha set card is particularly prized for having no downside - why use a Land that offers one color, when you could use a Land that offers two
One of the best commanders for a deck built around this type of Pillow Fort is Kardur, Doomscourge, which has Goad built into his enters-the-battlefield trigger, and also makes you drain life once one of their attacking creatures dies
The most obvious of these factors is the synergy of haste with Saproling Burst, which was known to some as "The Fix." That extra turn almost doubled the strength of the Burst and made it hit for the full 20 damage in only two turns, which would normally mean a kill on turn five, or turn four if backed up by a Blastoderm
While stock and prices are always in flux, there have been a lot more stores selling Counter Blitz, Revival Trance, and Scions & Spellcraft for as low as $50 each