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Also, I should note that the card's ability only works if you legally got it into your hand

White decks have cards like Solitude, which is a Swords to Plowshares plus a lifegain creature, and cards like Prismatic Ending can get rid of different permanents

To paraphrase a Reid Duke line about Miracles, sometimes its better to make a decent play given the time you have and lose a bit more rather than try to make the perfect play and draw a bunch more (or be rushed later on and cease to play perfectly when it is too late to change the clock and critical to make the right plays)

As for Lightning BoltLightning Bolt and other burn, it will most likely operate as yet another piece of spot removal that turns into a board wipe

Another reason could be that WotC wanted to sell lots of sealed product in Alpha/Beta/Unlimited to generate interest