Why is a white card called Thunder Spirit
While the exact number varies by region, several dozen iconic cards were printed in this format, including many staples from the Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited editions
But it's a powerful 3/4 for two-mana with a number of ways to enhance it by smashing the Survivors
I have to think its the art, the feeling that those 500 copies of Jin-Gitaxias are truly unique, whereas there are thousands of copies of Ragavan out there that look the same as a serialized version only without the xxx/500 printed on there
The three tiers each have a flavor word for additional well, flavor, but these words have no effect on gameplay
Counterspell is a classic, Delay is surprisingly close to Counterspell if you can win within the next few turns, and An Offer You Can't Refuse and Swan Song are your cheapest answers to protect your combos