Cyclizar became a huge hit in the Pokmon Scarlet and Violet video games where it was introduced, because of the fun ability to see it used as a motorcycle for characters in the game
To best breakdown why this decision was made, let us refer to TPCis post on the official Pokmon site, wherein four main reasons are given for the ban, and break them down one by one
Two of the best mechanics lead to some pretty lovely cards from the era
If its mana cost contains , it enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of lands you control
While Armades hasnt exactly become meta, its last printing was over a decade ago, so players who want to experiment with it in their extra deck dont have many options
Dragons certainly slot into that playstyle, as this original Magic creature type (both Dragon WhelpDragon Whelp and Shivan DragonShivan Dragon from Alpha contain the Dragon type) is all about building up huge stores of mana, and then unleashing hellfire on your opponents through a bevy of different strategies, depending on who you selected as your commander