The first set, called the Alpha set in the years that followed, is very different from the sets of today, as the power level of cards was vastly different
This is like, the complete opposite of Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental in terms of ETB viability
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Otherwise, it's in the 99 of graveyard matters commander decks like Teysa, Opulent Oligarch or sacrifice outlet decks like Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
Most notably it was just the best end-game you could build your deck towards, but its not clear that is really the case anymore as there are cards like Nexus of Fate that can go much bigger