The steroid olympics were a circusand a window into our culture Dozens of athletes on performance-enhancing drugs competed in the Enhanced Games
SIRs differ from Illustration Rares (IRs) in that SIRs feature ex Pokemon while IRs feature non-ex Pokemon, with different card numbering ranges and pull frequencies
Red mainly brings sideboard options plus Heart Sliver

Ajani Goldmane Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Ajani, Outland Chaperone Ajani, Strength of the Pride Angrath, Captain of Chaos Archangel Elspeth Arlinn Kord Arlinn, Voice of the Pack Ashiok, Nightmare Muse Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator Basri Ket Chandra, Flameshaper Chandra, Spark Hunter Commodore Guff Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast Dihada, Binder of Wills Domri, Chaos Bringer Dovin, Grand Arbiter Elspeth, Knight-Errant Elspeth, Storm Slayer Estrid, the Masked Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury Garruk Relentless Garruk Wildspeaker Garruk, Apex Predator Garruk, Cursed Huntsman Garruk, Primal Hunter Garruk, Unleashed Garruk, the Veil-Cursed Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Grist, the Hunger Tide Grist, the Plague Swarm Huatli, Warrior Poet Jace, Cunning Castaway Jace, Mirror Mage Jared Carthalion Jaya, Fiery Negotiator Jiang Yanggu Kaito Shizuki Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator Kaito, Dancing Shadow Karn, Living Legacy Karn, Scion of Urza Kasmina, Enigma Sage Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor Kaya the Inexorable Kaya, Geist Hunter Kaya, Intangible Slayer Kaya, Spirits' Justice Kiora, the Crashing Wave Liliana, Death's Majesty Liliana, Dreadhorde General Lukka, Bound to Ruin Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes Mordenkainen Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients Nahiri, the Lithomancer Nahiri, the Unforgiving Niko Aris Nissa, Ascended Animist Nissa, Sage Animist Nissa, Voice of Zendikar Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Oko, Thief of Crowns Oko, the Ringleader Quintorius Kand Quintorius, History Chaser Ral, Crackling Wit Saheeli Rai Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

So while Meddling Mage may not win you the game on its own, it is an important (and affordable) tool that will increase your odds greatly
Its functionally very similar to Prowl, a mechanic from Morningtide that offered the same thing for Rogues and other creature types