The gold ex border and the foil pattern of the era do a lot of the visual work
Considering how much larger Magic print runs are today than they were in the 90s, that means there'll be relatively few copies in circulation, and fewer still will have survived in decent condition
It's cheap, swift, and can pinch some powerful spells from your opponents
As the Future Shock deck proves, tomorrows Magic games will be filled with as many fierce beasts, warriors, and brutes slavering for a fight as you could hope forand you get a sneak peek
Magic: The Gathering has a huge range of strategic interactions and options in it - but generally, your deck needs to follow a single, coherent strategy to win games
This would be easy to do with other alternative costs and cost reducers, too