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There are in fact loads of reasons but one main one

If we draw a mana rock in the late game, it can still be used to count to three, but we need to maximize its usefulness there

Knight of the Reliquary There are a lot of things that this Knight of the Awesome does incredibly well, and don't forget during this discussion that big nasty casting cost

By the way: Reducing colored casting costs of non-permanents is a very rare mechanic, because WotC knows that utter chaos lies that way

Lets take a look at a fan favourite, Charmander

Common (36) 1 Brainstorm 1 Dark Ritual 1 Deny Reality 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Wayfarer's Bauble 1 Command Tower 1 Dismal Backwater 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Forgotten Cave 1 Path of Ancestry 1 Swiftwater Cliffs 1 Terramorphic Expanse 8 Mountain 8 Swamp 8 Island Uncommon (20) 1 Heralds of Tzeentch 1 Nurgle's Rot 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne 1 Chaos Terminator Lord 1 Herald of Slaanesh 1 Noise Marine 1 Seeker of Slaanesh 1 The Lost and the Damned 1 Bile Blight 1 Bituminous Blast 1 Assault Suit 1 Sol Ring 1 Talisman of Creativity 1 Talisman of Dominance 1 Talisman of Indulgence 1 Worn Powerstone 1 Barren Moor 1 Crumbling Necropolis 1 Molten Slagheap 1 Temple of the False God Rare (41) 1 Lord of Change 1 Blight Grenade 1 Great Unclean One 1 Mandate of Abaddon 1 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 1 Nurgle's Conscription 1 Plague Drone 1 Poxwalkers 1 Sloppity Bilepiper 1 Tallyman of Nurgle 1 Venomcrawler 1 Aspiring Champion 1 Bloodthirster 1 Dark Apostle 1 Keeper of Secrets 1 Khrn the Betrayer 1 Knight Rampager 1 Let the Galaxy Burn 1 Blood for the Blood God