The card also sees six more colorless creatures entering the battlefield, so thats 6 damage to each opponent seven total
I assume we turned it upside down (after talking with the artist) as it put more focus on the damage than the creature
Critics who argue for a new Power Nine make it their target for replacement, claiming it no longer merits such revered company
Because of the newness of the format, it's really difficult to learn much from these bannings, and things are further complicated by the fact that in the early years of the format, Wizards used a restricted list (much like we have in Vintage today, where you can only play one copy of a restricted card in a deck) alongside the banned list, and while many cards were restricted in the early years (Balance, Fork, Zuran Orb, Black Vise, Land Tax, Hymn to Tourach, and Strip Mine), only two were outright banned