After the first wave of popularity in the late 90s, the market cooled dramatically in the early 2000s
Limited could have been a bit better, but it did not take away from players opportunity to dive into the world of Lord of the Rings
A member of the former Commander rules committee dubbed them legal, but only for the person whose name is on the card - meaning that, as soon as they're sold, they go from functional playing pieces to pure collector's items
This card tends to see play in decks that generate a lot of tokens because they can station the turn they come into play and later potentialize this land, or in decks that can easily cheat a big creature into play
Magic players love few things better than drawing an extra card, especially when it doesnt cost them a resource, so I expect youll find yourself safe from attacks from at least one opponent each turn