There was one before this, but it was a non-legal "playtest" card called Madlands from last year's Mystery Booster 2 set, which now makes what seemed like a goof at the time actually a bit of a tease for what was to come
But it's also not awful either, and this has the added bonus of islandcycling
At launch, Kotori asks why he tries to do those impossible things, and he answers saying that the important thing is to challenge, and that when he is with the pendant his parents gave him, he feels like he could do anything
Overcosted removal is still overcosted, even if you paint a different picture in the art box
The home of Pokmon produced most of the grails, and its still the cheapest, deepest market for the cards you can actually afford