It was also the end of staple cards, such as Lightning Bolt and the beginning of the end for Counterspell, two extremely powerful and simple cards, one a Red common, one a Blue uncommon
The last ability will count any creature that died, no matter who controlled it
Bouncing cards isn't quite as good as sending them to the graveyard, but for a cost as low as this at instant speed we really can't complain
If you are left with no basic Pokmon cards in your hand after drawing your initial hand of seven cards, you should reveal your hand to your opponent and draw seven more cards
But giving this card storm will mean you can attack with a mana dork like Llanowar Elves or Birds of Paradise and soon untap multiple times for more mana than you can shake a stick at
It also had an extra utility to send two benched Pokemon to the hand and "reset" them