Suddenly there is a format based around legendary creatures that can at least make these cards playable in some fashion
While it might not have had anything on par with the One of One Ring, the MTG Final Fantasy set was still highly collectable
Finneas, Ace Archer Marcy: Token or Rabbit is really important here, as some of the Rabbit typals ran other types of token generation just for the value it provides, but even without worrying about that, youre going to have 10 power on the board VERY fast and the card advantage you can get from Finneas helps you not run out of steam
If each deck included a couple of shock lands or fetch lands maybe theyd be worthy of the hefty investment, but they dont
Returning Mechanic: Kicker Spells with kicker allow you to pay an additional cost to get an alternate or additional effect
At its best it sets off the more simplified, almost deco style of the art without ending up in camp, like this Queza, Augur of Agonies by Julie Dillon