Promos can be more culturally important, but condition, authenticity, and provenance become more important
If your opponent has a Kor Firewalker or Sanctifier en-Vec in play that you would like to get rid of , you can attack with one of your creatures, and if they choose to block with it, you can then cast Skullcrack and their creature will die as the Protection from Red prevents damage from being dealt, but Skullcrack makes it so that damage can no longer be prevented
Not a big surprise that theyre focusing on the former two
The popularity of the franchise ensures that a portion of the player base wants to build this deck simply for the joy of the theme, keeping the card insulated from typical market crashes
Its also a reasonably sized blocker against things like Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and can stop Hammertime for a turn or two thanks to reach
"So, you know, some people that work normal jobs and all that can't really get that kind of stuff