Its inevitable, since theres so much pressure that can be placed on opponents who are Catchering things up at half the frequency
As a Level X, it stacked on top of Rayquaza C and kept access to the base cards attacks while adding a huge payoff: Final Blowup for 200 damage, which was ridiculous for its time
Instead, the focus with Labrynth is creating a deck with a heavy trap focus
The Light Arcanine single (#12), which follows the Dark Tyranitar in the set, is also sought after
Here are some of these desirable, shiny cards
Market research showed that hybrid mana was the highest-rated thing in the original Ravnica block, and I believe it is still one of the highest-rated "mechanics" (it's a tool, not a mechanic, but that's what the market research called it), if not the highest, of all time