Midrange utilizes the early-game threats of Aggro and the numerous disruptions of Control to force the board state in their favor, regardless of what the opposition uses
It has better support for playing against other players
The Dark gave birth to the very first multicolored non-creature card Dark Heart of the Wood (which was also the first enemy-paired multicolored card) as well as the first Common multicolored cards Marsh Goblins and Scarwood Goblins , some of the scariest looking Goblins ever
I knew nothing about Legacy at the time, and I remember being so surprised that a combo deck that cast only spells in game 1 would bring in several copies of a 0/1 creature
The Commander Game Changers list, as well as the Bracket system, is a soft indicator of the cards that could be added to the ban list
Some players run upwards of 30 copies of the base card in their deck, and if you wanted to do that with this stunning reprint, it would set you back a loan's worth of money, but at least you would have the fanciest deck around