Wizened Snitches gives you additional redundancy beside Lantern of Insight, making it easier for you to keep informed
This doesn't mean you should entirely ignore cards that cost less than four mana as there will always be some room to cast one, two, or three-mana spells, but you can afford to push your deck into the higher-costed cards with Ruby at the helm
Well, for one thing it has developed into a legitimate staple in every format from Standard back to Vintage, along with seeing a decent amount of Commander play, so the demand is huge
8+ health for something that could end the game is an easy trade-off to make
This is a common complaint with whites catch-up ramp cards across the board, but none really exemplifies this flaw more than this one, as it checks every opponents board individually rather than letting you choose the player who is furthest ahead
It was anything but