Nykthos does favour the creature ramp cards to the land ramp cards but it is also a lot more flexible in how you can build with it
That gives us a real picture of what players put in carts on day one, not just what looked flashy in previews
There's been plenty of innovation on the card type, though some of the strongest were in that original batch, which just shows how powerful they were when they were first introduced
This alone makes it a powerful card, but if you activate the second ability on Academy Ruins, on your upkeep to put Mindslaver back on the top of your library, then you draw it on your turn, repeat the process, and play the game alone
For review, I was sent two - one that features the Lorcana card logo on the cover, and another featuring characters from The First Chapter