It was created by Richard Garfield and released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast, it has made its way to millions of players and is still the most popular CCG on the market
Use Removal on the Vigilance Creatures As annoying as they are to play against, most creatures with vigilance dont have hexproof or protection
A lot of players prefer "Limited" formats such as these to begin with, and as such are able to play Magic week in, week out without spending more than they would going to see a movie
The Angel has a similar concern to the Essence Extraction: it only works if you're in white, and you can't even splash it because of the double white mana in its cost
As you can see, this format has all of the mana you need but just one spell cast per turn, so only copying one per turn won't be a restriction, and getting the copies for free each turn is big value