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> … have they outlived their usefulness?
Not at all in my opinion.
> Are they too cliche to work?
Again, no - look at Robert Graves’ use of prophecy in his I Claudius and Claudius the God novels (I realise those are historical fiction not fantasy, but with the Imperial Roman setting and the belief in Gods and magic it makes compelling reading for any fan of Fantasy).
I think it’s only a cliche when surrounded by other cliches - i.e. an inexperienced or developing writer may not use it to best effect but the fault their is with the writer’s skill not the trope itself.
> Do they distract from a reader's ability to enjoy the story as it goes so they're not constantly looking to shoehorn an event into the larger prophesy arc?
Same answer as before really - I strongly recommend Graves’ use of prophecy in his I Claudius and Claudius the God novels - the narrator, the Emperor, and all the other characters live their entire lives in the shadow of various prophecies and astrological readings that they take to discover how their lives will turn out.
The way in which prophecy is interwoven into everything that happens therefore puts it right at the heart of the story and makes for a great read.