What I am learning from taking this chronological look at magic is that the earlier cards are very much core cards, they are not frilly and exciting like newer cards
Some tribes like Kraken/Leviathan/Octopus/Serpent (KLOS) have their own subset of thematic cards like Quest for Ula's Temple or Spawning Kraken, whereas a tribe like dragons has incredible payoffs like Dragon Tempest, Scourge of Valkas, Utvara Hellkite, or Wrathful Red Dragon
(2025-06-06) While resolving Kefka, Court Mage's last ability, the next opponent in turn order chooses a permanent they control, then each other opponent in turn order does the same
The Final Fantasy Commander set has 444 cards, 92 of which are new cards specifically for commander play
Living End itself has doubled in value due to renewed interest in the archetype - jumping from $2.40 to $4.80