Since its release in the Base Set in 1999, it has been the card everything else gets compared to
Releasing as part of Battle Partners in Japan, the card is the archetype for everything the set promises to be
Everyone except the scalpers want this
The tribe's massive diversity does a ton, from destroying a variety of things (Wispmare, Deepfire Elemental, Fulminator Mage, Ingot Chewer, Hateflayer, Tornado Elemental, Cinder Elemental, and don't forget Shriekmaw) to having severely powerful beaters (Verdant Force, Multani, Maro-Sorcerer, Silvos, Rogue Elemental, Liege of the Tangle, Lord of Extinction, Avenger of Zendikar, Thornling, and Root Elemental) to some of the best utility creatures you can imagine (Reveillark, Brine Elemental, Vengevine, Fertilid, Smokebraider, Forgotten Ancient, Stigma Lasher, and Briarhorn) and finally to great control creatures (Dread, Windreaver, Dawn Elemental, Air Servant, Ashen Firebeast, Roil Elemental, and Time Elemental)
To actually build that, we needed to understand exactly how PSA grades cards
