Even after the companion mechanic got rebalanced, Lurrus proved too powerful for most formats that could easily match its deckbuilding requirement and turn it into a grindy value engine
Printing technology had significantly advanced, and R&D was interested in what kinds of designs it might allow us to make
If you control two copies of Virtue of Knowledge, a permanent entering the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four
A sacrifice commander that bolsters its supply of sacrifice fodder via token production puts a lot of value in a tidy package, and I always appreciate card advantage in my command zone
Kabira Takedown and Sejiri Shelter are a bit more situationalthey might not be worthwhile if you're playing a deck with almost no creatures (which would be rare for a white-based deck), but they are worth playing in just about every deck with a reasonable number of creatures
Being quite easy to remove or bounce, while also being uninkable, hurts this card