Whilst Tamatoa, a set one card, asked you to have as many items on the board as possible to get the most value out of him, Magica De Spell, The Midas Touch instead looks for a tall, not wide strategy
While this doesnt work really well against multiple opponents, it being in your end step instead of your upkeep is a huge boon and protects it against sorcery speed removal
In terms of budget decks, there are several options available right now that are around $400 or less
To be exciting, they need to do exciting things and trend more and more powerful
That means a card first printed in 1993 and reprinted in a 2024 Commander precon gets credited to 2024 in a naive count
Hornet Queen gets a bit more love these days as it is more of a pure 7 drop and not the ideally 8 drop that Avenger is