Couple that with a growing mana source, and all Zuko asks you to do is exile cards that can be cast during combat
It was rarer than any card I had at the time, so I asked what they wanted for it
While there was no explanation for why Fairy-types were given the axe, it was presumably done as part of the larger rebalancing of the game going into the Sword and Shield era
Knight of the Reliquary, Crop Rotation, and Expedition Map are some of the best options
When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.) Illustrated by Ittoku Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
It was getting pretty costly a few years after it came out, but this card's price came down significantly after it was reprinted in two different Commander precon decks in 2024 - it showed up in both Bloomburrow and Murders at Karlov Manor, tanking its cost