Its worth noting that the card needs to trigger on at least two players to be worthwhile, since only two cards on a delayed trigger for five mana isnt a great deal
Having reliable access to a 12/12 in the command zone opens up so much fun design space to brew around, letting us draw silly amounts of cards, ramp crazy amounts of lands, wipe out opposing boards of creatures, and obviously (over)kill our opponents in glorious dino dominance
Over the years, WotC has developed and produced a few different types of foil treatments
If thats, say, Gladiolus Amicita from Final Fantasy, not only do you get a beefy Ben, but Gladiolus will let you search for another land to drop onto the table
The nuances of Fomori swordplay relied on sharp eyesight
The very next article I wrote when they announced a Pioneer Pro Tour contained a recommendation to the card makers