It might not be the best deck in the format, but it certainly holds its own against the developing metagame
Much of the time, creatures come with abilities that players get to activate
No Minimums (No MOQ): Whether you need 1 prototype pack or 1,000 units for a Kickstarter, you can print exactly what you need
Theres no serialized versions, no Lost Legends, no alt-art Japanese Mystical Archive
Therefore, it is pretty rare to find cards from Alpha that are in Near Mint condition, and it is even rarer to find cards that a graded a 9 or 10
Originally, the Reserved List promised not to reprint any cards from Alpha or Beta , any uncommons or rares from Arabian Nights and Antiquities , or any rares from Legends or The Dark that had not already been reprinted in white border (in the early days of Magic , white borders were used to represent reprints)