Because it has a powerful ability that lets you ready cards again and can earn 4 Lore when it quests, its coveted by both players and collectors
Nostalgia has a huge impact on Pokmon card collectors with expendable cash to spend on them
Amulet of Vigor was then given a potential counter in the form of the ultra-expensive Boseiju card, years later, but by then the damage had been done
Would you reach for any other March of the Machine Commanders
The idea that we can get these 50-card top-up sets in Standard to keep things fresh, especially as Standard now rotates every three years for some unknowable reason, is a good one
The punnery of the title aside, Magma Opus illustrates the character Wizards design teams wanted to impart to Prismari College: magic should be used for grand gestures, masterpieces of expression