The situations where you somehow have 8 mana when you need that mass removal spell and didn't die before you got there or where your opponent has gone all in but you still have the comfort of two turns are just not common
Early game, you get to cast it and give ElshaElsha double strike, triggering prowess and giving your four Monks, even if it's the only spell you cast that turn
This fresh update was a conscious choice made in partnership between Wizards and MEE and was driven by two guiding principles: Diversity: The Lord of the Rings is about the different peoples of Middle-earth coming together to fight Sauron, finding strength in their diversity
Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2 didn't have access to DFCs, so this ended up being something Modern Horizons 3 could do for the first time
If your sixth land is a key mana count in an upcoming counterspell fight, youre cycling Shark Typhoon for a 3/3, no questions asked