Plus you could play it on the first turn followed by another land immediately and use Cultivate or cast your first Slime Against Humanity on your second turn
Originally, this cycle had only five cards and Shandalar (the basic home world of Duels) was left out, but when the team realized they could make New Phyrexia's Soul an artifact creature, Shandalar was back in play
For example, Juri, Master of the Revue grows when sacrificing other things, but it also essentially gives you an extra Fling when you sacrifice it
Kadabra's Japanese name is "Yungerer," a corruption of "Uri Geller." Alakazam's Japanese name is "Foodin," a reference to Howard Houdini
The flavor text
That same 1,000 spent on a PSA 10 1st Edition Charizard in 2015, when they traded around $50,000, was obviously not accessible at that price point