There are TONS of good looting / cycling options in Red so we've loaded up on the most efficient versions of them
701.28 The transform rules now include transforming double-faced tokens and define a "transformed permanent." A permanent with its front face up is never considered transformed, even if it previously had its back face up
This includes Fungusaur, printed way back in Alpha, which will become a Fungus Dinosaur, all the way up to Deathmist Raptor from Dragons of Tarkir, which was clearly a dinosaur even if the creature type originally said Lizard Beast
The ramp now contributes to our strategy, and we have some better removal, better card draw, and a slightly lower curve of creatures super important for an aggressive deck
If youre not fussed about the specific edition and those details, despite still being pretty costly for a single card, $123 certainly seems like a less bitter pill to swallow than the $500 that the 1st edition card commands