They control a lot of game elements without ever needing to be animated, oh and they fix your mana too
you cannot Special Summon Link-2 or lower monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of the turn, also destroy the targeted monster, then, if it was a Link Monster, you can Special Summon any number of "Rokket" monsters with different names, from your hand or GY, up to its Link Rating
Some people are willing to pay for a cardboard Pikachu or Charizard rather than an entire house
Creatures (22) 4 Eldrazi Displacer 4 Thought-Knot Seer 4 Thraben Inspector 2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar 4 Glory-Bound Initiate 4 Angel of Sanctions Planeswalkers (4) Lands (25) Spells (9) For the most part, it feels like Amonkhet is going to be the kind of set that creeps up on us
Though later Universes Beyond drops, like SpongeBob SquarePants, did take longer to sell out, the hype for Final Fantasy is on a whole other magnitude
Why its a contender: This creature is the modern embodiment of overwhelming efficiency, providing mana, card advantage, and a must-answer threat all on turn one