Considering members start out with only 1,000 points, catching this one was no small feat
As one of the final Sword & Shield expansions, sealed products benefit from scarcity and nostalgia
Green is the color of ramp, and you could easily cast this on turn six and then break the game
Bryan Hawley (Vision Design) Bryan was on the team at a similar time to Jules, checking out how the set was going in its final months leading up to what we call a "vision summit." At this summit, directors and stakeholders like Bryan check out the set and weigh in to make sure it is in good shape to go to set design, and if not, identify what needs to happen before then
It requires building around since you can only cast it from your graveyard, not your hand, so cards like Entomb / Jarad's Orders / Wargate are needed, but it's worth it: with Haakon on the battlefield, not only can you cast any Knights from your graveyard like Knight Exemplar or changelings like Mirror Entity, but Haakon can also cast tribal instants like Crib Swap to repeatedly exile threats or Blades of Velis Vel, which together with The Ur-Dragon and Morophon, the Boundless lets you cast Blades infinite times for infinite power
Lightning Bolt is in similar territory: for one mana, the 3 damage to a creature or to the opponent's face will usually be relevant