The second volume has different constructed themes than the first volume
Was that buying driven by speculators trying to dump crypto gains into something stable
It was even one of the best cards in early Historic Izzet Phoenix lists because spells like Curious Obsession and cheap cantrips helped it grow fast while dodging damage-based removal
This is why we see Show of Confidence in Strixhaven , which has a pseudo-storm ability, as well as a bunch of the best storm spells as a part of the Mystical Archive
Renegade Tactics doesn't have useful utility -- remember, you're pointing it at Zada, so your creatures can't block, not exactly useful -- but being 1 cmc makes it way better than Accelerate, which has haste but costs double the mana
Instead of choosing cards in isolation, players begin to understand how themes connect