While it excels at handling small creatures, it also has merit against mid-sized creatures out of Eldrazi Tron
A loose guide for grading whitening would be something like: No whitening - GM 10 1 to 2 spots of whitening - 9 Mint 3 spots of whitening - 8 Mint/Near Mint 4 or 5 spots of whitening - 7 Near Mint All 4 sides have whitening - 6 or below Color boarder cards have a hard time gem minting compared to cards with white/grey (think modern) borders since things like silvering/whitening are much less noticeable
A 2/3 just isn't big enough to have a meaningful impact on most Commander games, even with the upside of potentially growing in power if an opponent's graveyard is full
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Release timing also plays a major role
The First Partner packs enshrine that nostalgia alongside an invitation to crack open a couple of boosters, if only for old times sake.