This is competition for your tertiary counterspell slots, and likely makes the primary role in decks that play with the graveyard
However, the price leaps into a completely different tier for a authenticated PSA 10 GEM-MT copy, which currently commands anywhere from $4,000 to $6,500 due to extreme vintage grading scrutiny
It only handles small threats, but that should be enough to stabilize your board behind a couple 4/4 Dragon tokens
It doesnt change the gameplay much, but it makes it so that you wont have to mulligan quite as often
I have also been considering testing Skullmulcher or Gluttonous Slime again with the commander death trigger rule change and the addition of Fiery Emancipation, tutoring with Chord of Calling to sac our board state at instant speed sounds appealling or using Green Sun's Zenith or Finale of Devastation at sorcery speed with Boseiju, Who Shelters All protection