Designed by Dan Frazier, the Mox series was meant to be instantly recognizable, and Mox Rubys fiery red stone set against its swirling granite-like backdrop is a testament to its striking simplicity
Getting to jam out your spells early can be a huge tempo boost, especially if youre running a lot of removal and disruption as you should be
Red's single-best addition to Squirrels are burn spells like Firebolt, which give your deck a way to remove blockers and deal those last points of damage
All of this is to say that it took a long time and a lot of experimentation for Magic to find the best way to tell perhaps the most common type of individual narrative it wants to tell on cards
It doesnt matter if the card is played from hand, revealed from the deck, or placed into the graveyard or banish zone, you need to read all of them
I'm talking about cards like River Song's Diary and Summoner's Grimoire