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The main reason was and is to retain the value of those cards on the secondary market

Its also a great source of mid-game ramp, since it finds more lands and lets you play an extra one each turn

Some decks lean heavily into this, setting up punishing penalties for any opponent who decides they want to hit you

I mentioned I play it over Brainstorm often and this is because it is self contained, I don't need to hold it to milk the potential from it, as soon as I have a spare mana at the end of your turn I can fire it off and it will be about as good as it gets

Jinnie Fay, meanwhile, turns Smothering Tithe + Wheel of Fortune into death by kitties

That seems reasonable enough, but pretty low impact