Unless your opponent wins the game with some ridiculous Thassas Oracle means, their extra turn probably wont affect you
Therefore, they prioritize playing these cards on curve as frequently as possible by running a high number of lands
That guarantee Paralyze is huge, as its a guaranteed one-turn stun that has no coin flips associated with it and forces your opponent to either use trainer cards to retreat or just sit and watch their active mon take volt after volt
The Madness mechanic debuted all the way back in Torment (2002) and is one of the least intuitiveand most powerfulmechanics in Magics history
But its still incredible, and probably the number one first pick in the set
While it is true that Faithless Looting greatly powered up Hogaak, Dredge, and Izzet Phoenix, it also allowed grindy fair decks like Mardu Pyromancer and various Hollow One piles to exist