This has synergy in decks outside of equipment decks, especially ones where putting counters on things or tapping things draws you cards
Different printers use different safe margins, but the principle is consistent: dont park your most important details in the danger zone
A lot of hydras are very efficient at their mana value and a lot of them have X in their cost which scales with the game or allows you to spend more mana on their activated abilities
Compared to the randomised nature of booster packs, with a MTG box set you know exactly what you're getting inside - it's a fixed collection of cards, often themed around a particular plane or style
199/204 We'll Save Our Village 200/204 Look What You've Done 201/204 You Broke My Smolder 202/204 Attack of the Vine
Meanwhile, Satya doesnt ask for any energy at all to make tokens, while giving you the option of paying energy to keep a token copy around