28 of the deck's creatures are artifact creatures, so there are plenty of good targets for this
This illustration doesn't depict a scene straight from the game itself, but rather, brings to life a situation that was occurring parallel to the main character's journeyakin to a cinematic shot of a different side of the same story
That up-front Adventure is just a bonus -- the real reward is outlasting the opponent with reanimation that draws from either graveyard, which is even better in "aristocrats" builds.
Mass Hysteria has many more replacements in red, but Crossroads is pretty unique for green, and therefore the decks that need this effect really want this card specifically
Not only that, but the deck seriously lacks card draw, perhaps relying on our Cascade to provide us with card advantage too much
Lands of the Forgotten Realms 2x Plains 2x Island 2x Swamp 2x Mountain 2x Forest Drops that focus entirely on basic lands are a bit of a rarity, but Wizards seems to be banking on the fact that players have a lot of love for the Forgotten Realms