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Its probably due to the fantastic art and its limited availability, but theres a chance it could be due to the slightly more versatile moveset

I think a powerful argument could be made that it was not necessarily the cheap and powerful cards that made Madness the dominant Standard deck of its era, but this cheap counter that prevented you from doing anything about it

Speaking of protecting our creatures, it's important to realize that any spell in our deck can be protection for Clever Lumimancer and Leonin Lightscribe against removal like Bonecrusher Giant since even casting an Opt will grow our creatures enough that they survive the damage