Gyrus used the Marath, Will of the Wild mechanic to convert all mana spent (even commander tax!) into +1/+1 counters, then use its power to temporarily reanimate a creature
The consensus was that the effect was too little to be worth a card and wasted a spot for what could be a cool rare
Second, I avoided stupid cards like Armageddon because I don't play with or against such cards
The Metagame The Standard metagame usually breaks down into three main categories that function as a rock-paper-scissors-style ecosystem: Aggro, fast aggressive decks that look to play efficient threats and close the game out quickly
1998: Tolarian Academy from Urza's Saga The year 1998 was one of the most broken times in Magic 's history, an era known as Combo Winter where games were regularly ending on Turn 1
Hold vintage rares if you can afford to, as they will always be in high demand