There are some arguments against a strategy like that, especially because it relies on your opponents creatures more than your own
cards to a Character, effectively giving it +4000 power, turning it into a highly threatening and difficult-to-defend attacker
Whether a creature dies or a player cracks and uses a Terramorphic Expanse or other fetch land, you draw and lose 1 life
I get that when given the option, many people will just grab the best in slot card - its one less card you have to worry about, and it saves you having to spend time brewing your deck, right
Illustrated by: Titus Lunter Multiverse ID: 607058 Not Legal Traditional Standard Not Legal Traditional Alchemy Rulings 2023-04-14 For the first mode, if the nontoken artifact or enchantment is an illegal target at the time Sunder the Gateway tries to resolve, it wont resolve and none of its effects will happen