Itd be easy to chalk this down to nostalgia, especially as this set isnt just a heap of new cards with returning faces
With the Burn version, you do have some underwhelming cards like Eidolon of the Great Revel and Light Up the Stage, but then you also have four copies of Goblin Chainwhirler which places second behind Experimental Frenzy for being one of the best cards against them
This format has plenty of artifacts for him to destroy and theyll be on both sides of the table so you will often do something with the trigger, in addition to having a nicely statted flyer
Offering is unique because it's tied to a creature type, but that type can change from card to card
Rare and a visual highlight for any collection
(For fans of Magic history, this is the decision that would lead me to coin my "if your theme's not at common, it's not your theme" truism.) On this particular day, we were talking about designing legendary creatures