Oddly enough, it's origins didn't even come from the developer or creative side, but rather in customer service
The most powerful card from Assassin's Creed is Yggdrasil, Rebirth Engine, which sees niche Modern and Legacy play, often as a one-of in Show and Tell decks in Legacy or as graveyard hate in Modern
While it's nice to see a set with several cards all fairly close together in value, it seems clear that a unique artwork often yields higher value
One of the standard payoffs for opponents drawing extra cards is you drawing an extra card, which you can do with piggyback cards like Faerie Mastermind, The Council of Four, and Trouble in Pairs
Magic: The Gatherings Fallout Commander decks struggle to find personality in the video games atomic wasteland Hooray for Dogmeat