Since the only thing it really offers is two evergreen abilities, you can take this Selesnya commander in any direction you wish
Its bad in the late game, but most taplands are
Some like Roaring Furnace, Fires of Victory, and Commence the Endgame just get better with a full grip
Whether or not this is better than Swan Song is entirely dependent on the deck youre playing against thisll completely whiff versus that Melek, Izzet Paragon entirely-spells deck, just like Swan Song whiffs versus aggro decks
The card was first released in 1994 and granted players the ability to stop an opponent from casting a spell based on the colour of certain creatures within the game
Rares and mythics have a hard time maintaining much value, since they are illegal for tournament play (and are probably barred by many casual playgroups as well)