Like Knights or Soldiers on other planes, Samurai are the military arm of Kamigawas defense
Herein lies what I speculate the inclusion of these references to real-world religions stories must have meant to the designers: that these sacred narratives have a place alongside other literature from the past, and not above it or below it, insofar as it remained fair game for use in a fantasy card game
Being in green and white means that a Karametra deck has access to numerous "enchantress" cards that draw additional cards whenever an enchantment is cast
The final set in English to have the 1st Edition stamp was Neo Destiny, which was released in 2002
Get yourself a hand to surpass even Metal Gear
Signets and Talismans only provide two colors of mana, and common land ramp spells, like Rampant Growth or Sakura-Tribe Elder, can only fetch out basic lands