Instead, they went a different direction and chose a Horror, which is pretty funny
That said, collectors are a driving force in Magic's secondary market, and as soon as you put a number on a card (beyond its power and toughness, anyway), you're going to get people willing to spend more than $250 on it
It's a great beginner commander, as the general strategy is simple: Cast a bunch of draw-7s and burn your opponents out with Nekusar and effects that punish your opponents for drawing cards
You don't get to keep them for later
I know it was done with eyes open, but the things that card does to Magic are not good and Im very much not looking forward to dealing with them again
She adds they "also depict the broad and most extreme phenomena that occur in the furthest parts of space," which isn't the kind of stuff you normally see printed on Magic: The Gathering cards