The cards could even be something that keeps him interested in Magic during a time when he's experimenting with a bunch of different hobbies, ranging from Pokmon to skateboarding
This is particularly true post-rotation, when Field of Ruin exits, and were just left with Cleansing Wildfire as a reasonable option
At one point, before the Companion errata, this was the literal case
A collector booster box contains 12 packs with 5 or more rares each, giving you roughly 60 or more rares and mythic rares per box
The reward structure is front-loaded to respect your time
Not only do both of those cards happen to be at exactly the right spot on the curve to find us our combo pieces, they also can fetch us a Wastes if we need to start the combo by tapping lands