Its death by a thousand cuts, but those cuts add up really fast when you produce tokens from Reverent Hoplite, Evangel of Heliod, and similar effects while doubling down on those triggers with Delney and doubling those tokens with cards like Anointed Procession
Three is quite a lot just for card quality and won't bail you out of savage mana screws however it is typically played in more long term decks which are far less likely to keep land light hands
Mounts, Vehicles, and Pilots led the charge as players started their engines and exhausted their options while racing for glory and the coveted Aetherspark
It can essentially grant a permanent Trailblazers Boots for five mana, but it can also target your opponents creatures, making it a perfect political tool
Being able to take out a weak or near-dead creature, destroy an artifact, or do a Faithless Looting impression are all solid abilities to pair with making a Treasure, giving you an effective Lotus Petal to push a bigger play next turn
Think of it as Magics sly cousin, less fireball, more mind games
