It's for a Specific Matchup Against some decks, all you need to do is stay alive long enough and you'll win
Shadowless: In the first print run of Base Set in 1999, Pokmon cards didnt have the typical drop shadow around the Pokmons art box
US buyers, for example, have five chances to enter for assorted language boxes, but EU buyers have an additional chance to buy German and French variants, too
When the first buyers, driven by a powerful fear of missing out, pay that price, it validates the high cost and creates a feedback loop
While Magic: the Gathering cant replicate this exactly, the designers were clearly inspired by Terras journey while developing her Commander deck
Lands don't cost any mana, but you can usually only play one a turn, and like other MTG card types, you can only play them at Sorcery speed