Consider how the narrowness of Touch the Spirit Realm and Parting Gust can be expanded if you choose to flicker your creature with them a creature that might have a stronger removal effect than these removal pieces in that exact moment
Have you ever played a Commander game where you know one of your opponents has a wrath in their hand, so you sit there with a handful of creatures that are basically uselessif you play them, they'll just die, but if you don't play them, they don't do anything
A few other McDonalds cards cost the same, but I thought Sneasel was the coolest in this category, vague as it may be
Compelling Deterrence: aggressively costed
No, split cards only count as a single card
I don't believe this card had any influence on this mechanic though as I never had an opportunity to show it to anyone because the set got put on hiatus