If you want to go down to your local hobby shop and actually compete, you shouldnt have to buy multiple booster boxes, or spend the equivalent money, to have a viable deck
For example, if Narod, the Beige Flower and Doran, the Siege Tower ("Each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power") are both on the battlefield, each time a creature would deal combat damage, that creature's controller chooses whether it assigns combat damage equal to its mana value or its toughness
While this could potentially be explained as an error, Eurogamer cites GAME staff (speaking under anonymity) who say they were told by management that the decision was deliberate
Another factor to keep in mind is the social dynamics of Leagues
Flexibility makes a card easier to sell later