This is largely due to the exile the graveyard clause on this spell, which is especially powerful against opponents using cards they can interact with from the graveyard
The real power comes in, though, when the abilities are combined with Oko's three-mana casting cost and loyalty values
Ultimate Price is a great card, but I would much rather have less conditional early removal going into a new format, and red seems to be the place for that
Reddit user GoodLuckGuy comments that "there are so many things wrong with this art, you could write a book about it." The placement of the monkeys near the ooze is certainly bizarre, and there are very few cards where there's so much going on outside the creature itself
Although it requires a creature, spending 1 mana and getting back 4 is a deal better than most other ritual spells can give you
She looked up all the flavor text and put it on the cards all in one night