The deck didnt have room to dilute itself with things like removal or bombs when Gnaw to the Bone proved the most effective removal spell Limited had ever seen, and you only needed one copy
Its not even foil, which lowered its collectibility and price in my eyes
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In general the power level of the set seemed to have been cranked up to eleven, with plenty of cards able to cheat on resources like Fires of Invention or Once Upon a Time
I intentionally went for higher-value cards not only because they had higher margins (and downside protection against occasional losses) but also because of their enhanced liquidity/sales volume (they are generally more sought-after cards despite their relative rarity)