They see their time in Standard then move on to become niche playables in Commander/Cube
If you got stuck with the least expensive version of Overlord of the Balemurk or Kaito, Bane of Nightmares, you'd still have about $20 of value on your hands
Youre going to close a game more often if you have trump cards in hand, and nobody can be blamed for opting to play that way
I love the story of this card because he's so fearsome in the art, but what he does in the game is [run away]...This is a great example of combining the character [lore] with a fun card, Ryan Miller Kim adds that Rexs card also features Woody and Buzz glimmers in the background, protected by their fearsome Bodyguard
So, in order to maximize that, you'd drop lands and cards from your library first, and then your hand second