Don't mentally assign Stromkirk Occultist to the province of madness-only and then ignore it in decks where it's strong
Being able to sac one of your own Gobby tokens in order to destroy an opponents powerhouse artifact combo piece or game-warping colorless permanent is quite an impactful trade-off, so if you keep losing to Chimil, the Inner Sun or The Immortal Sun (or other, non-Sun-related artifacts), nab a copy of this bruiser and profit mightily
For example, Terra, Herald of Hope has a main set counterpart in Terra, Magical Adept/ Esper Terra (below)
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Current MEGA era boxes (8,500-14,500) are early in their appreciation curve, with 6 of 8 sets not yet out of print