While that one's been printed again recently thanks to Secret Lairs, it's the last original one printed in over 20 years, long before the popularity of Commander as a format
Its a perfect bridge piece for decks that want both mana and card advantage
But the ability to codify what the deities of different worlds look like has been probably as impactful as allowing planeswalkers to exist as a card
Thunderclap Drake removes this fundamental weakness with its activated ability, making it one of the most powerful cost reducers available to spellslinger decks
The story needs to accommodate jumping from one plane to the other every two months, and there's always a spoiler season where the entire setting is supposed to feel new, which is overwhelming
Pull rates for Gold Star cards were vanishingly low, estimated at roughly 1 in 72 packs or worse, and the cards were distributed across sets that did not receive the massive print runs of later Pokemon eras