Especially when compared to the alternate art used in set four, Ursula's Return, which used darker color palettes and negative space
While it was just a Sorcery, it could be combined with lots of other cards for some deadly results
The token is exiled at the beginning of the next end step regardless of who controls it at that time, whether the exiled card is still exiled at that time, or whether Mimic Vat is still on the battlefield at that time
Lier offers a different approach where you dont really run countermagic due to Liers first ability, however, it does allow you to play a bunch of cheap spells
For example, the Base Set Charizard was unevenly distributed in Base Set booster packs, which made it even more elusive
The Parallel version of his character card from Emperors In The New World gives players another chase card to add to their collection, one that highlights some of his most devious plans