Bane of Progress is the card in this group (and honestly, the entire article) that sees the most play today
The recommendation weakens if sealed supply returns in size, if the top-card demand cools, or if overseas pricing runs far above Japan without a condition or sourcing reason
The final three bans targeted value engines which provided a relentless advantage
While the effect of making a player lose the game by paying one mana of every color is a nice shortcut, since it requires your opponent to have ten or less life, most of the time you're better off saving that mana for spells since they'll be defeated soon anyways
McDonald's has had similar problems with other campaigns in the past, including a collaboration with the "Chiikawa" manga series that was also targeted by online resales
Alms Collector will fit in nicely in a deck that sometimes wants to hold up mana to play spells or activate abilities on your opponents' turns