It also has quite a lot of mana in general with 39 plus five mana rocks accounting for nearly half the deck, and that's not counting mana-fetching spells like Sakura-Tribe Elder and Rampant Growth
Victimize costs three, sacrifices one to return two tapped, so it's mana efficient and therefore beloved
Its always great when the art on a card also hints at what it does, so its easier to remember without always having to read it
The Hand Scope allows the player to do this, revealing the opponent's hand to them
Once per turn, if this card is targeted for an attack: You can Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand, but its effects (if any) are negated, then change the attack target to it, and if you do, the attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK