While the ability is somewhat of a trade-off, card draw in Steel is especially useful without A Whole New World to rely on, and increasing the Strength of a character to draw more cards is a big boon
A famous example is Ancestral Memory, the prototype for Ancestral Recall, and versions of iconic spells like Animate Artifact and Animate Dead also appeared in this early form
Wizards could also explore other products like the Modern equivalent of Challenger Decks , although personally I find it unlikely that this type of product would succeed because the amount of valuable cards Wizards would find it wise to put into a Modern preconstructed deck product would likely be a lot lower than what some players would like, especially considering unironic requests for moving Snapcaster Mage to uncommon or selling box sets of 20 fetch lands for $50
As is the case with many vintage cards, many of the cleanest copies are already graded, so locating raw copies in pristine condition presents its challenges
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