Few who bought these early versions of the cards thought to keep them in pristine condition, and this has created the perfect storm, leading to increased collectible value of these first prints in the secondary marketplace
The Big Score Ancient Cornucopia The frame on The Big Score s Ancient Cornucopia absolutely blends with Mark Poole's masterpiece and the the image puts me in the center of a time-travel epic
Okay, sure, theres technically a difference between Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor and something like Kor Spiritdancer, but its the same as the difference between Tatyova, Benthic Druid and Omnath, Locus of the Roil: it wont matter for the vast majority of the game states youre going to find yourself in
What percentage of games actually lasted more than a turn or two after a Primeval Titan resolved
And if youre iterating fast (because Commander never stops evolving), you can keep updating versions and reprinting the newest list without starting over every time.
Theres not much to say about this that doesnt apply to all of these ramp cards, but its an auto-include basically anywhere you can fit it, even if green isnt the color that needs that bit more ramp
