Heading into the first events that used the UPR-CEC format, ADP as a deck was strong, but not format-defining
Considering vikings often took women with them from their raids, this would perfectly make sense flavourwise
Some time later, the Evincar of Rath, Volrath, visited another plane overrun by slivers and took some specimens, along with a Sliver Queen, away to serve him and his Phyrexian masters plans to invade Dominaria
Senior Worldbuilding Art Director Forrest Schehl says that feedback like that is important to WOTC, but that top-level pitch for Tarkir was established well before the release of Murders at Karlov Manor and the sets that followed, and didnt change after them
Some of the more pushed cards have been nearing oppressive on occasion on the old power level side of things
Discard all Energy from this Pokmon