Im usually not one to read so far into things like this, but in this case it was right in front of us: If youre a blue deck that can take advantage of instants in some way, then you should probably be playing Opt over Serum Visions.
As it was such a big part of the world in Fallout , the designers clearly wanted to introduce it into MTGs version of Fallout , and they did so with rad counters
Starting that same year (once again only in America as Shonen Jump promos) Konami began to release playable versions of these cards, weakening their effects from the anime and manga while retaining their spirit in an attempt to make them playable in tournaments
This card is completely flawed at its foundation, but is somewhat held back by how much it just doesnt do enough to cause as big of problems as some cards that actually do something , despite how ridiculously free this card is
Add an Academy Manufactor and Clock of Omens to the latter and you have a combo