As we saw earlier this year with Stock Up, uncommons are more than capable of being standout cards from a set
2-Mana Looters Wizards of the Coast has really been pushing the power level of 2-mana looters these days, with creatures like Kitsa, Otterball Elite, Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel, and Duelist of the Mind all standing out as creatures that can filter through cards while pressuring your opponents
Things have ramped and ramped since then, and now we have MTG Commander focused sets (Commander Masters) and pre-cons with every Standard-legal set
Drivnod can easily be given indestructible so long as you have three creatures to exile from your graveyard
Episode 9 : Psychographics (14.0 MB) Episode 8 : Cycling (14.0 MB) Episode 7 : Alliances (14.0 MB) Episode 6 : Gold Cards (16.9 MB) Episode 5 : Ravnica (12.9 MB) Episode 4 : Invasion (14.2 MB) Episode 3 : Planeswalkers (15.0 MB) Episode 2 : Zendikar (15.3 MB) Episode 1 : Tempest (13.8 MB)
It was far too powerful and only gets better over time