The reason that Disney Lorcanas publisher, Ravensburger, supplied game stores first was to foster a sense of community and build up the games fanbase in stores that would be better equipped to assist players new to the game and perhaps, to TCGs in general
(And keep in mind that instants, sorceries, and enchantments that create tokens don't count for this.) If you're going to go tribal, make sure you're taking full advantage of the tribal cards you're working to play
Second, being more expensive can be an advantage to a threshold card because that gives you time to get the requisite cards into your graveyard assuming that you're being rewarded for all your extra effort
So you can turn any discarded and now exiled artifact into a free beater copy, like The One Ring for card flow or something similar like Darksteel Forge to make them indestructible
What makes that small print run all the more interesting is that back in 1993, collectors were few and far between
Many a game has been won simply by landing a turn two Hymn on the two lands their opponent had in hand
