The others are either buffs that help us close out games or protect our cards
The real nail in the coffin for this card is the fact it forces discard on top of everything else
Estimated 2015 retail value for Forged in Stone reprints, excluding bulk rares: $19 Peer Through Time Sapphire Medallion $10 Thran Dynamo $6 Stroke of Genius $5 Rite of Replication $3 Worn Powerstone $3 Nevinyrrals Disk $3 Sol Ring $3 Steel Hellkite -$2 Lorthos, the Tidemaker $2 Artisan of Kozilek $2 Cyclonic Rift $2 Fog Bank $1.50 Frost Titan $1.50 Deep-Sea Kraken $1.50 Everflowing Chalice $1.50 Ixidron $1 Ghost Quarter $1 Sphinx of Magosi $0.75 Sphinx of Jwar Isle $0.50 Phyrexian Ingester $0.50 Sphinx of Uthuun $0.50 Hoverguard Sweepers $0.50 Distorting Wake $0.50 Cackling Counterpart $0.50 Swiftfoot Boots $0.50 Infinite Reflection 0 $0.50 Peer Through Time contains three of my favorite long-term Commander specs: Ixidron, Rite of Replication, and Cyclonic Rift
Upon her request, Zidane tells Garnet, "I shall hearby do my best to kidnap you!" This is a fun moment in the game, both because of the twist, and Zidane's humorous line
This reprinting would eventually become the basis for Universes Within, with the cards available through Set Boosters as part of The List
