This can help would-be buyers of your card know it has been authenticated by a third party, and could increase its value depending on its overall grade or condition
The idea was that even though players had way more life than in regular games, three hits from one of these dragons should be enough to defeat any player
If your opponent wants to play lands, which most players do, then you benefit, and they slowly bring themselves closer to decking
But the back side makes the reverse race worth it

Without further ado, here are the Most Expensive Cards from Magic: The Gathering Assassins Creed Set so far: #1 Sword of Feast and Famine $22 #2 Excalibur, Sword of Eden $20 #2 Edward Kenway $11 #3 Black Market Connections $9 #4 Sword of Light and Shadow $8 #5 Ezio Auditore da Firenze $6 #6 Altar Ibn-LaAhad $6 #7 Brotherhood Regalia $5 #8 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes $5 #9 Cover of Darkness $5 #10 The Capitoline Triad $4 #11 Desynchronization $4 #12 Kassandra, Eagle Bearer $4 #13 Templar Knight $4 #14 Staff of Eden, Vaults Key $3 #15 Basim Ibn Ishaq $3 #16 Temporal Trespass $3 #17 Mjlnir, Storm Hammer $3 #18 Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh $2 #19 Reconnaissance $2 #20 Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass $2 #21 Eivor, Wolf-Kissed $2 #22 Yggdrasil, Rebirth Engine $2 #23 Leonardo da Vinci $2 #24 Apple of Eden, Isu Relic $2 #25 Propaganda $2 #26 The Spear of Leonidas $1 #27 Bayek of Siwa #28 Overpowering Attack $1 #29 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector $2 #30 Conspiracy $1 Thats it