It's a small value engine, but it is definitely not among the most powerful artifacts in the game like Black Lotus, the five Moxes or Time Vault
Alternatively you can pack things like Progenitus that you have no hope of actually casting and this further reduces the consistency of your deck
You can also turn their Mystic Remora into Omniscience
Even if most Mystery Booster cards do see a significant drop in price, the best individual cards are always going to be a day or two away from spiking again
While we can't know for sure how an alternate universe without the Reserved List would have played out, there is little doubt that the odds of Magic existing today, 25 years later, would be lower
By the way, if youre curious how Id build my original plan of having every single potential black and green commander in one deck, Im going to post it on my Facebook writer page