Well, in my experience its mostly because counterfeiters and bootleggers are either (or both): lazy and looking for a quick buck ignorant about the world of fan-made fake cards I mean think about it we had READY MADE materials for counterfeiters and bootleggers to make their own fake cards and sell them, and we wouldnt have been able to do anything about it
Increase its level for the measly cost of 1 green mana, and whichever creature you choose to upgrade with this card's trigger will always have ward 1
Luckily, a number of years later, in original Theros , we were able to give it a makeover and turn it into the mechanic devotion which was a big hit
We reported on Varina, Lich Queen shooting up an incredible 2,000% earlier this week
The difference between a one mana Deadly Cut and a two mana Ultimate Price or whatever is marginal on turn five
Additionally, if your opponent is affected by any special statuses, it will deal 240 damage instead of 120