Before Fortisphere was banned, more than half the competitive players were using Sapphire-based item decks, making it impossible for other play styles to flourish
You get a huge flier, you get immediate removal and card advantage later
As the magical ink poured out of the illuminary, treasured lore went with it, including King Tritons powerful trident. If it can transform glimmers, why not land, or items
Sadly, after the card has suffered a drastic drop in value, TCGplayer has Aladdin: Heroic Outlaw listed with a market price of $113
Overall, it seems the ban of Hiram has not marked the fall of the Blue Ink colour and the players found new ways around the missing cards to make their decks as efficient as they were before
Though unassuming at first, when you consider that this applies to seven different cards and it costs just two ink, its a very good ability