Now, you're probably wondering: if the rares and mythics are worthless and the commons and uncommons are worthless, where does the value come from in an Un-set
WoTC staff/developers, high profile players) is ahead of its general player base (you had provided some good examples I have been pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of a trans woman and agendered character, in particular) this is usually the case when it comes to social movements, for example
A mana rock that is always on, cant be interacted with, and helps you cast your creatures is enormously powerful, especially when those creatures are generally the most powerful things on the board
Most of these cards are inexpensive and even the pricier ones, like Archive Trap, arent bad by current Modern deck prices
Fallen Shinobi 6.5 This seems pretty mental
You lose two life for the pleasure, but its very powerful