It invalidated any creature deck that wasnt trying to go wide because it was the king, but thats no longer the case: Fate Reforged contained some nice Delve creatures for Modern
Similarly, in my Top Ten List, Ephara, God of the Polis, which is a pretty good card, hit #10, but no higher
And the Wild Card ability promises that you get the most out of the deal, even if thats just a couple of tokens to begin rebuilding after God sneezes across the battlefield
Casualty 2 isnt a high threshold, but the fact that Anhelo himself cant sacrifice to this effect is a real and significant drawback to this cards long-term popularity and playability
How Blue Ramps in Commander Blue's ramp strategy diverges from green's land-based acceleration