Because this card was a mandatory four-copy inclusion in professional decks, a significant percentage of the initial print run suffered from play-related wear
Im not confident the support is there in Standard at the moment, but its possible that this is good enough in some kind of aggressive blue deck with a lot of cheap tempo plays (maybe with Battlefield Thaumaturge)
Misprints to report that do not affect condition Cards with visible but non-physical printing errors , such as incorrect text, wrong symbols or mana cost, altered colors or graphics, or wrong rulings.Do not compromise the surface, readability, or physical structure of the card.Must be reported as Misprint when creating the listing, but the card can still be sold as Near Mint (NM) Serious defects / Misprints to report that affect condition Obvious anomalies that physically or visually alter the card and reduce its value or condition
This also includes the controller of Razor Pendulum
The effect is also good to filter our hand, and put cards we dont want at the bottom of the deck
One subtheme of Prophecy is sacrificing lands and general land shenanigans (shelandigans?), which is something that players generally dont want to do - another reason why this set is so reviled