Although ward as a keyword wouldnt appear until 20 years later, the first experiment with this kind of effect was all the way back in Mirage
Anyone who doesn't have a planeswalker or legendary creature under their control automatically loses the game
Even though it is practically the same card, the exclusivity of being able to not only join the Treasure Cup event, which is already a nightmare to sign up for due to tickets selling out in seconds but also end the day with an excellent record, warrants the almost $200 price increase
A nice clean 40 card list with a commander, probably added in extra as a 41st card rather than dropping deck size down to 39 more for the simplicity of keeping as much unchanged as possible
Youll see it in play in some green decks in Legacy
A few days after the release of Pokemon Card 151, this Alternative Art variant of Alakazam EX is going for around $45 to $50