Not only is it from the first edition of the Base Set, but it is also holographic and shadowless, indicating that it is from one of the first two print runs
Judges tend to look down on it as a waste of time, and it's even been restricted to occurring once per game in official tournament policy
Two other artifacts, Chaos Wand and Bag of Devouring, send cards into exile, the Bag provides good protection mechanisms for creatures affected by spells or abilities
No matter how we use our cards, he concludes, we must enjoy ourselves
(2025-04-04) If the destroyed permanents controller chooses to cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost, they cant choose to cast it for any alternative costs
This may reflect what some Wizards staff members wished the original design had been like, and digital magic avoids all the issues of changing the paper cards so radically.