Reasons listed in the article for why a card should have the acorn security stamp (or what would have been considered silver-border only) include: Cards that dont work within the black-border rules An element of cards matter that black border doesnt reference (flavor text, as an example) Cards that require interacting with people outside the game Cards that require a physical or vocal component Cards that reference a state external to the game (are they able to see something from their seat, for instance) Cards with some effects that just dont feel right in black border By marking each card in the set with either an acorn or the typical oval security stamp, WotC was able to make the set black border and offer up cards for Commander players (along with fans of Vintage and Legacy) while conveying some of the cards can only be played casually
[268] [269] Pokmon Gold and Silver , the successors to Red/Green/Blue , were released in North America on 15 October 2000
Dreadhound Its definitely expensive for what you get, but the effect that Dreadhound offers is solid
The Dimir cards are more popularly played than the mono-colored ninja commanders because of their access to removal spells in black and card draw in blue
If you've been following my columns, you'll know that my 2024 started with Dragon decks, as this was the year of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac
This would need to be a playset in a whole lot of Standard decks to keep a $20 price tag, though
