In this case, its justified, and Delete becomes an Earthquake for artifact creature decks from General Ferrous Rokiric to Breya, Etherium Shaper
However, it was one of the first three XYZ monsters, and its ability to negate attacks meant that it had phenomenal utility
Illustrated by Filip Burburan Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Exodia, the Legendary Defender is a Spellcaster effect monster card in Yu-Gi-Oh TCG YGO
SCG said they were buying copies at $1,000 (which came down eventually to $500 during the weekend), and on Facebook, copies sold to collectors pretty briskly at $800-1,000 (as Im writing this article, this is still the market price)