Very often a deck isn't viable but is only one or two pieces away, and then all of the sudden it becomes one of the best decks in the format
9 Miku's Spark (Rainbow Foil Rare, Secret Lair Drop 1594) $21.85 Sparking Into The Future The best part of this card is that it features Miku in her Sakura Miku design, perfectly fitting the spring-themed drop
Additions: Cuts: And here's the deck with the upgrades installed: $200 Upgrade A higher budget lets us dratically increase the deck's consistency, with cards like Finale of Devastation working as a great tutor in the deck that later on becomes a win condition, Heroic Intervention to protect our board, and the best untappers like Seedborn Muse
Mark Justice used Howling Mine as a centerpiece in his Stormbind deck to make the top eight of the first Pro Tour
I can understand Wizards thought process, particularly early on, to design something for Boros that didnt strictly win through combat but also didnt violate the color pie too badly
It also means that if you really want access to these effects as a Commander player, you have a much more affordable route to getting a card with the same effect