Table of Contents show What Are Mass Destruction Cards
It's a low opportunity cost card that can help sink excess mana into a great static effect, with level three offering an alternate win condition in the same vein as Young Pyromancer without the same level of investment or vulnerability to common removal spells
This made it a far more important card than its numbers would indicate because it made an entire deck exist for a long time, and in some cases Aluren was the only viable combo strategy available and taking it away would have radically altered the balance
I'm imagining a world where you have an unnamed legendary Astartes Captain with a background from a variety of Chapters including those like the Ultramarines Calgar represents
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge Captain Howler, Sea Scourge is among the best discard commanders in Magic (notice that you can target any creature, including your opponents', leading to interesting political decisions)
This means he can take it, but can't really dish it out