Five mana to remove three different targets at once is already strong
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Since many green removal cards are tied to creatures entering the battlefield or being sacrificed, recursion is key for green decks, offering plenty of card advantage in the long run
It shuts down lifegain, which is a very black-themed thing to do, and gives you a great draw-engine that isn't limited by tapping
For starters, it's the only rotating format in tabletop Magic (in Arena, there's also Alchemy), and although it shows a spike in product output in 2021, it isnt as egregious as we've seen for other formats: Tabletop Standard has been waning, though