All of those cards are either iconic (such as Ravenous Rats and Coercion) or powerful, (such as Goblin Matron) or play very well, like Sylvan Basilisk which kills immediately upon being blocked, not when damage is dealt or at the end of combat - which makes it the best Basilisk ever printed
Even if the Commander format is casual by design and has a massive card pool for deckbuilding, only a large handful of removal spells find their way into decks thanks to their efficient mana costs and sheer power
Because sleeves werent really a thing in the early days of Magic, most players were more than happy to trade their Alpha cards for Beta ones
These cards frequently feature a pair of fan favorites
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At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast that card from exile without paying its mana cost.) Legendary Creature - Human Monk Counterspell (CTRL to add secondary) Creature Dream Tides Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps
