Their expected match winrates are 65%, 65%, 70% respectively, which tells the story of the importance of post-board I suspect many brewers think of a maindeck idea and then come up with a sideboard if the maindeck idea is good
Anyway, back on topic, all Ramp decks since the beginning have looked to build their mana to ridiculous levels as quickly as possible and then use that advantage to drop more powerful win conditions earlier than their opponent and ride that to victory
Used at the right moment, this card provided a one-two punch that could easily take out an unsuspecting opponent
However, the expression on his face traditionally suggests that he is there by his own accord, and the card is meant to represent self-sacrifice more so than it does corporal punishment or criminality
Okay, so with those basic rarities in mind, itll be easier to explain these next few