(Hmm, a little hidden philosophy stuck away in a grouping of Magic mechanics?) Let's take a look at a card from Alpha : Is this a threshold card
For example, I recently purchased a Kami of the Crescent Moon Commander deck where all of the Islands were matching foils
The archetype notably became much stronger with the recent printing of Sythis, Harvest's Hand, a two-mana enchantress that can be your commander
Aristocrats is the obvious go-to here, but any deck with a lot of creatures and love of death triggers can make it work
Drag to the Roots follows in the footsteps of Mortality Spear and Atomize as a four-mana, nonland permanent removal card with upside
For better or worse, ultra-rare variants are very rarely the driving force behind pack pricing