As a reference, if you ever spring for citadel paints, their consistency is generally pretty good although I add water when Im doing fine linework (you want your paint to be much thinner for tiny jobs)
Power Boost Gruul provides a bunch of great ways to increase the power of our creatures, which does good work with trample to push through blockers but also makes that sacrifice ability even more impressive
Jarad's Orders Ah yes, the Orders of Jarad
Ashiok, Dream Render is the number one card I have lost to in War of the Spark
What seems to be causing the surge is its proven effectiveness in decks helmed by Godo, Bandit Warlord, and its inclusion in early brews commanded by another Final Fantasy character: Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
I bought my first pile of these at the same time as Yavimaya Hollow back in the winter of 2016, when the card was commonly available near $20