It does have the power to swing a game, especially against a green deck, but since we play a format where cards like [card]Balance[/card] are legal, we expect games to be swung by powerful cards
While clearly inspired by the incredible success of the Magic: The Gathering franchise, as well as Pokmon collectible cards released by Bandai earlier that year, the Pokmon TCG was no mere copycat
When you take combat damage, it flips into Starscream, Seeker Leader, a menace-fueled flier that brings the monarch title into play on combat damage
These artifacts also need to be able to stay in the graveyard when put there else it is hard/impossible to bring them into play
The few extra damage you can get in with it with mana you have spare against combo is often enough to win the game and is far more likely to be used and impact a game than more expensive equips