Much later, modified would take this further by batching Auras with Equipment and +1/+1 counters
There are two versions of this everyberry-loving bird in the set
Having a more simplistic way to bring in people, I see this as Wizards trying to revitalise Standard
The design was probably intended to fight decks that draw many cards, but it quickly became a meta-warping card thats often in ban-worthy discussions
Hell steal your opponents lands and add them to your own pile of stolen goods, no questions asked
While is pretty steep for a 5/3 creature, when it enters, its first chapter destroys target creature a foe controls, its second chapter is the your foe loses the game one, which is obviously awesome, and the third chapter draws you two cards and forces all players to lose two life