In fact, Mother of Runes is so good, there was a modified reprint created for Modern in the form of Giver of Runes, where they added an additional toughness, but they took away one of the strongest parts of the card: the Mother being able to protect herself by targeting herself with her own ability
But savvy investors saw opportunity in Ultra Prism, a set that lacked the top end draw, but has a bevy of Full Art Trainers, including the skyrocketing Lillie
you can target one creature with Ephemerate, then flicker another as a bonus
If Pili-Pala and Sol Ring are both in your graveyard, Trazyn the Infinite can tap and untap itself for infinite mana
Massacre Wurm is the kind of card that slots into a fair few archetypes, from Aristocrats to Control, and one that helps some of those decks achieve a higher level of consistency
You can use this to your advantage by being slightly more reckless with your attacks and blocks