In the case of this particular card, it was swiftly banned from Standard just 14 days after its release and subsequently from other formats like Extended after Randy Buehler and playtest partner Erik Lauer secured 3rd and 4th places in Grand Prix Vienna 1999 with the deck
Sure, Populate was fine in Standard - this article from 2013 is a nice snapshot of the kinds of things I was doing with Voice of Resurgence at the time, and Ryan did a lot of work with the build
I ultimately have gone with Oust and Sunlance although I may replace or even complement those with Condemn if either fails to perform
It would especially provide some additional options for mono-white, a prospect that I'll admit has me salivating a bit
Today, we'll be talking about the top 5 most expensive ones
But obviously, plenty of people hold the opposite view, and you could easily argue that a minority of players behaving badly should not spoil things for everyone else