[4] There does appear to be a Gold 1st Place version of the card for the winners, but it doesnt look like any of them have hit the market in a long time
With the addition of this as a common card, there are more rare slots to be opened up for further development while Foundations is legal, meaning more opportunities for interesting cards
Were talking minor rebellion against the rules here, at most
More importantly, Arcades allows its controller to draw a card whenever a creature with defender enters the battlefield under their control
Is Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted part of any infinite combos
Haste matters a lot, but you can relegate it to your mana base, and onto other permanents, like Rising of the Day, or an Anger in the yard