While its true you silence just one opponent, if youre left in a 1v1 situation, that Silence effect could mean the difference between you winning or losing
Unlike later MTG sets, these early prototypes used artwork sourced from comic books and pop culture, making them a fascinating piece of Magic game history
On the other hand, the traditional build of Dredge was still quite slow, fragile to the hate and had a higher fail rate than other options available in the format
In comparison to the dual lands and shocklands which have the ability to come into play untapped albeit at a cost the cycling lands do not so taking them earlier with fetchland and leaving the lands that could be played untapped later was a strong play
An excellent home for this card is something like Ardenn, Intrepid ArchaeologistArdenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
It pairs perfectly with the classic board-sweeper Blasphemous Act , which (coincidentally) gets a reprint here as well