By late 2001, they had even stopped their pre-planned, timed releases
It may have been an upset at the time, but the Mirrodin-era Standard bannings mean your Spike, Tournament Grinder is allowed to snag you whatever mana fixing you need
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It is removed from the game and placed into the exile zone, where it loses all memory of its former state (any damage incurred that turn, enchantments, counters, equipment, whether it was the target of any spell or ability, and any other effect)
While it never reaches the ceiling of Toxic Deluge or Damn, it does give you a reanimate if you put seven mana into it, which makes for some nice late-game value, and makes it attractive for X-spell and big mana decks
It also pairs very well with Cabal Coffers since it allows all your lands to count toward its activated ability