That makes Balthor more affordable than Rise of the Dark Realms both in- and out-of-game, and only one of those can be cast from the command zone
Opening at $4.17 MSRP creates 87% positive expected value
While entering the battlefield tapped feels like a huge drawback, in many ways it feels like these lands tap for two mana rather than one so you get the first mana when you play it and another mana the next turn, and that's to say nothing of the benefits of simply adding another artifact to the battlefield
Once tournament promos and special distribution cards are gone, they're generally gone
Thankfully, Arena doesnt throw you right into the thick of it with online opponents
On top of that, you can absolutely pay 0 for x and wipe all artifacts with a mana value of zero, which seems ever more relevant with this years increase in Clue, Food, Map and Treasure tokens