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Except for these very early lands, which offer overwhelmingly strong special abilities on par with the Power Nine at ZERO cost

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The only conclusion I can come to is that, like fellow absurd bomb Niv-Mizzet Reborn, its rainbow mana cost was intended to be a barrier to casting the card

Commanders that have a powerful impact when they enter the battlefield or that immediately affect the battlefield somehow (by proliferating or giving your creatures some bonuses) are much more desirable than those that need to wait for your next untap step