Its a great payoff for exile-based decks like Prosper, Tome Bound and Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald, or even just in decks loaded with cascade cards
The Ice Age , and Alliances , designers were Skaff Elias, Jim Lin, Dave Petty and Chris Page
If it was a permanent spell, such as an enchantment, creature, or artifact, they receive their promised gift after the permanent enters the battlefield
effect An item card for the purpose of containment that returns the opponent's hand to the deck, forcibly shuffles the deck, and unconditionally makes 4 cards
since you only need to invest mana into Soulherder once, it gives you more time to establish your board and play other flicker spells or creatures worth blinking
Before resolving an opponent's monster effect that targets this face-up card, look at your opponent's hand and discard 1 card from their hand