I still to this day have books from that period where Im listing out Magic decks I want to make, or Im working on my own ideas for trading card games. A Warhammer 40K trading card game that Miller co-designed in 2001 with Luke Peterschmidt has roots in that era
Black color is known for its cost reduction cards, so we have tons of cards that synergize with Leader Sakazuki
This is my way to get counters on all of my creatures
It just took one playtest to realize that it was just too much to process
Now, of course, Savannah Lions has been power-crept to oblivion, but the original Alpha rendition retains tremendous cachet among collectors and Magic fans for being the first Cat ever printed in the games history
Sadly, a whole host of potential targetslike Vexing Sphinxdepend on having those age counters to provide bonuses, so theres only so much mileage here