In a day when the only thing stopping players from seriously considering Mana Flare was that they were too busy saving up to buy their last Mox and they had enough respect for their red creatures to make sure most of them were tough enough to survive a Lava Dart, even if they didn't even know how good Lightning Bolt was let alone that they'd be pricking dogs with darts
Was it too pricey
The graveyard is still very much in the spotlight, what with everyone dying and whatnot

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Rose, Cutthroat Raider
If you play it on Turn 1, your opponent either spends a removal spell on your one-mana 1/1, which pretty much guarantees youre trading up, or you get to untap and ramp into 4 available mana on Turn 3