The Borderless version is also the absolute definition of a collectors item if I've ever seen one, and proving to have plenty of interest as well
Mirage and especially Visions were incredibly good at being fun to draft, having powerful commons, and bringing out some fun cards and mechanics that are essential to the game today
Even beyond Maximus entrance, he comes well-equipped with three strength and three willpower - plus the option to quest for a single lore - making him a very dependable card for three ink
Spiritually, this makes sense, but mechanically, there's just no color differentiation between a Polluted DeltaPolluted Delta and a Misty RainforestMisty Rainforest, despite there being an actual color palette on the card representing the colors of lands it can go get
The dynamic of bringing other people into the game proved a lot of fun, so we upped the theme to a cycle plus three additional cards