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8 Equilibrium An enchantment that costs one generic and two blue mana, Equilibrium allows you to pay an extra generic mana every time you play a creature and return another target creature to their owner's hand

I think the answer is yes

I wonder when Wizards made this decision, and if this change is why it's been so late announcing next year's sets, which are normally unveiled in August

Its a good way to restore some life if you need it, though it may be more useful for removing something dangerous from the board

Yes, its potential targets were by definition fewer, but the swap didn't inherently fix the non-games problem with Strip Mine, especially for decks of mostly or all nonbasic Lands