This combination of early game prominence and immediate trading card visibility created a perfect overlap
Take Poppet Stitcher, for example - a three-mana 2/3 that creates 2/2 Zombie tokens with decayed when you cast an instant or sorcery
If you then add on card effects that punish your foes when your creatures die - using something like Blood Artist - youve got card-draw and a winning game strategy all because of this one card
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And it gives the countered spell owner a 2/2 flying Bird token to swing for a few turns
Rather than paraphrasing, why don't I just quote Matt: Vorthos (His name is actually John, but since there's already a Johnny in the mix, he opted to go with the name of his 16th level half-elven ranger/warmage.) is the guy who never puts more than one of any legend card in his deck because it just wouldn't be right. He's the guy who will only play with the Icy Manipulator from Ice Age because it's the one they call the Bone Crank. He won't play with the Fallen Empires cards with the stinky alternate art