An example of this is the Populate mechanic, from Return to Ravnica which let green and white increase the size of their army, but linked it to whatever their best token was at the time saprolings, birds, knights, centaurs and rhinos, depending on how much of anything you had
If you do, you only keep the creature until end of turn, but that's often enough
The art on this holo rare, drawn by the Pokemon legend himself, Ken Sugimori, has grown to become one of Ninetales most recognizable poses
And while Tezzeret cant tuck an annoying opposing permanent, he is only one color and can generate threats that can trade, protect, pressure Planeswalkers, or actually win the game on their own
But in recent times, its easier to fire a draft or to find a Commander pod than to play casual or competitive Standard at the LGS, and even Eternal formats like Modern or Legacy see more play due to these formats slower rate of change