The effects are also somewhat at odds as you rarely have many relevant guys out when tryign to abuse the mana and vice versa should you have lots of guys to benefit from the pump you wont have much use for a personal Mana Flare
Not every card has to be better than another one, but if the strictly better one came out only nine months before, maybe the new, bad one shouldnt be printed
While you aren't getting fetch lands and shock lands, there are actually a lot of playable (and even rare) lands in the set
Titania, Protector of Argoth Titania, Protector of Argoth makes pretty strong creature tokens, youll just need consistent ways to play lands from your graveyard
If Beast has taken a hit, he transforms into a powerful offensive force instead with a +4 to Strength
Cunning Evasion and blink effects create repeatable value and continuous board control