All these factors combined result in a cards total value and how much players are willing to buy and sell it for
The primary reasons it made my list are that it can fetch any Forest nonbasics included, puts it on the battlefield untapped, and most importantly, has this effect attached to a 1/1 body
Whether he was pitching and casting things like Arrogant Wurms and Basking Rootwalla, protecting himself from removal by making himself black, or pumping himself by throwing cards like Deep Analysis in the graveyard, only to be cast later
they also have 100 HP, which is nice
When properly utilized, these cards greatly place the odds in their owner's favor, making the game less about strategy and more about who draws their powerhouse cards first
Anecdotally, Ive won a game by casting a kicked Rite of Replication and getting five of them for massive value