On his Tumblr blog, Blogatog, Rosewater offers a brief explanation as to why they're doing things this way with the T WD Secret Lair drop
Electric-type fans and TCG players, in particular, appreciated the modern direction of the ex cards
I generally shy away from effects like the one that Gonti, Canny Acquisitor offers just because you dont have all that many cards to play with to begin with in 40-card formats, but there is definitely an audience for it
However, the thing about Strip Mine, which makes it such a unique card, is that it not only hurts your opponent, it hurts you
Two, count em, two keyworded abilities, a small buff for another knight when it attacks (which it can do immediately, by the way), and a reduction on equip costs means Fervent Champion hits the field running and keeps pace the entire game
You gotta love the easy-to-read bold text on Yuan Shao, the Indecisive though