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That tradition persists to this day, where it makes green a top-tier color in Commander, particularly at low-bracket pods

And again, the idea of having to own the card helps people with multiple decks, but does nothing for people with a single deck or only a few decks of different colors or themes

This is due, additionally, to its +1 ability that allows you and another player to draw a card

We wont be seeing much of it any longer, but it did survive pretty well through the various Core Sets

I think that in itself is conclusive enough for me to believe that these must have been at least distributed in 1997 at the earliest