Earthquake has the same buylist price as Telepathy but is $10 cheaper retail and even though there are a jillion foil quakes, theres only one 7th
This kind of flexible tutoring is highly important in slower, high-impact builds like those led by top angel commanders, where accessing the right threat at the right time often decides the game
Itll punish the many Izzet decks rocking around these days
While this doesn't means anything in terms of the expected value right now, which is admittedly pretty good, if your plan is to crack a box or two and hold on to the cards, keep in mind that their prices will likely be dropping over the coming month, which means buying singles is still probably the way to go for building a collection
While this may increase the entry fee for a draft event slightly, the expected value of the cards you open is also higher, keeping the overall value proposition balanced
As I see it, its a confluence of four things: Incredibly low supply