Gnomes had oddly become an artifact creature type and were used on a bunch of small artifact creatures in the early years of Magic , and the public, myself included, found them endearing
You can see why this is a good fit
While not a home run in terms of value, in general, you should (roughly) get your money's worth out of a Throne of Eldraine box, especially considering our expected-value calculation doesn't include the possibility of opening expensive extended-art planeswalkers or storybook rares and mythics
It's the same basic treatment that was applied to the Godzilla-themed cards featured in 2020's Ikoria set, as well as the approach that will be taken for the upcoming Warhammer 40K crossover cards
banish 1 monster with the same name from your Deck or Extra Deck, and if you do, Special Summon the targeted monster to your field
Should you sleeve cards before putting them in a binder