In those days, Mana Drain wasnt strictly better than Counterspell, thanks to mana burn, and it really did come up sometimes
To reflect this, the set introduces the first Saga Creatures to the game
I dont need a lot of words to tell you that Im really impressed here and I expect this to mature nicely
One of the new cards you can find is the beloved Chocobo, which can be found in its various color pallettes from green, blue, black, and the classic yellow, but if you were hoping to get the whole set, your chances aren't good
This heavily incentivizes not killing your creatures, which you can either force through blocking or sacrifice themes, the latter of which Id recommend
Second, the deckbuilding restrictions needed to make this work are real and not really worth it with so many good alternatives about