Minds Eye can help you keep up with the blue player at the table, or just draw an extra card per turn for a single mana
Basically the best four Red decks fought each other and the best four Izzet decks fought each other, until the strongest example of each was chosen to go forth to the finals
The turn you play it, you probably wont have enough mana left over to play anything significant, so youre typically going to have to wait until your next turn
I might be able to see this perspective if the only counterfeiting problem involved dual lands, Power Nine cards, and other absurdly expensive, unreprintable Reserved List cards, but the demand for counterfeit Standard cards, $15 Commander cards, and Pauper staples works against the argument that the fake card problem is just about $600 Underground Seas and $2,500 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vales
The Earth Crystal Emerald Medallion with a little bit of Doubling Season and a self-enabling activated ability