Masques Block was a reaction to the overpowered Saga Block, and for every ounce of "too-good" in Saga was a pound of "not-good-enough" in Masques
I get that drawing the extra cards from spells like Brainstorm can easily be preferred, but do not underestimate the advantage looking at your top 5 can give you
While it's a one for one trade, multiple Frog Monsters have effects that activate either in the Graveyard or when its sent there, allowing Tradetoad to loop those effects
"Topologic Gumblar Dragon" is the main exception, but when it is Summoned to complete an Extra Link in the anime, it is formed from an infinity symbol of blue energy, and its "Infinite Destruction" effect manifests as a purple infinity symbol
Boss's Orders is present in every deck in the game, and it will continue to be played until it eventually rotates out of the format