Both the black and green serve as a pseudoscrylands of sorts, the red and white as a toned down teetering peaks, and I can understand why. The blue ones interesting in limited for slowing down an opponent midgame and might have constructed uses. Pretty decent batch for limited, good constructed possibilities on all but the white/red
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
- Manite
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras. Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power. Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza. Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall. Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana. Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die. Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
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http://www.gatheringmagic.com/alexullman-091515-fertile-fields-battle-for-zendikar-cycle-preview/
These look alright. Skyline Cascade is probably playable in Pauper Delver.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/632664-spell-land-cycle-gatheringmagic-previews
- Manite
But it's still pretty darn good. Securing your turn 2 land drop in mono green is super sweet.
"OH GOD MY BRAIN IS EXPLOADING AT HOW BAD THE ART IS ON MY OWN CARD"
-A friend's first impression of Ancestral Recall
10/10, I tapped.