Later print runs of the base set include the drop shadow for more visual oomph
One of the few duelists who was cool, though, was Mako Tsunami
But the gargoyle-like dragon and curling branches in the background, combined with Ceruledges steely stare, make it feel more like a beautiful nightmare
The printing of a durdly enchantment to make your Myojin of Nights Reach a little better isnt exactly the printing of Nekusar to make Forced Fruition a game-ending card
Sword of Hearth and Home definitely sounds like the kind of blade that a Hobbit (or, rather, Halfling) would find appealing
Hard to say how things would have shaken out, but this is the lowest of Commander 2013 in total, which I would blame mostly on True-Name Nemesis causing mass buyouts of the decks