This reprinted version of the green creature-destroying Paladin tilts the scales above $25, which is honestly not bad for a Seventh Edition foil these days
Its strong by itself and fits the lands-matter elementals deck like a glove
Eventually with time, we started making more narrow Lobotomy effects
The decks other character, Cruella De Vil, Miserable as Usual, is a much cheaper card able to be played earlier on, and can force characters off the field when shes banished by returning a character to its players hand - playing into the decks more control-like tendencies
Red's single-best addition to Squirrels are burn spells like Firebolt, which give your deck a way to remove blockers and deal those last points of damage
This means that you can effectively untap mana rocks such as Sol Ring or Mana Vault or loop powerful enters-the-battlefield triggers such as Dockside Extortionist or Spellseeker