It kept Crystal Pokmon going and doubled down on experimental art (wide-angle shots, hand-drawn textures, and bold color choices)
The continued blinking of value creatures like Baleful Strix, Archaeomancer, and Solemn Simulacrum offers excellent value in the long game
If an opponent dealt damage by Bladegriff Prototype leaves the game before the triggered ability goes on the stack (most likely because that player's life total was reduced to 0 or less in combat), you choose another opponent to choose the target permanent
Its Fire -type energy requirements set the tone for building your deck around energy management
I hope that Wizards will someday print this card: Thatd be an awesome card, but itd probably be broken due to dual lands, so you might have to make it fetch two basic Forests instead, which would still be mega-rocking