This can make it a very useful card, but the Enchanted version of it is so fantastically illustrated that one may not even notice the writing
Masques Block limited was defined by Rebel decks: you either had them or you had to have a way to beat them
Getting to cast this card for basically free, however, turns it into an absolute monster
Many of these cards, like Smothering Tithe and Rhystic Study, see seriously high demand from the Commander crowd
Think of decks like cycle storm in Pauper, where you want to filter the black mana you generate with Songs of the Damned from a graveyard filled with creatures
Early MTG already has some problem keeping orcs and goblins distinct due to the difference in artist art styles, but at least you could make an educated guess about the height