Not only is this zinger from the pharaoh hilarious in its own right as trash talk against a yappy little cheater like Weevil, but the bottom panel where everyone freaks out over this burn is exactly the perfect kind of punchline for this meme
The game's got a lot going on
They come in untapped, give you a second color, and are readily affordable due to being printed in a Standard set
While there are plenty of substitutes that deal with artifacts and enchantments like Ancient Grudge, Wear // Tear, Nature's Claim, Vandalblast, and Kataki, War's Wage, none of these cards really do what Stony Silence does
Then again, it stops Snow and other stuff from triggering (well, Snow does banish, but this card blocks her effect from triggering in the GY)
Theres a few shades of aggro decks in Explorer and Pioneer running the card, and Standard Jeskai Control can as well