You can either get consistent buffs, card draw, or massive ramp without too much effort
Hungry Flames : Instant, casting cost of two generic and one red mana
As you hypothesized, Limited play where you open up booster packs and play has become very big
The strategy of this deck is to play your Evasive characters on curve as often as possible , then use your control tools like Dragon Fire, Mother Knows Best, Stampede, and Jasper, Common Crook to control the board and give your Evasive characters an open lane to quest
It also led to arguments and time-wasting rulings by judges about such things as what exactly constituted a flip, how far it had to be above the table, whether it was actually touching something, and when cards could be moved around (supposedly, at least one tournament player attempted to cut his card into confetti so it would hit the whole table, although this is probably an urban legend.) As a result, they both ended up being banned in all formats, making Chaos Orb, Falling Star, and Shahrazad the only 3 cards that aren't ante cards, promo cards, or un-set cards that are banned in all formats