Gameplay The ever-changing landscape of gameplay and the numerous bugs and problems that come with it have shrunk a little bit more with these improvements: A hanger will appear when the costs of activated abilities has been modified (no more wondering if Biomancer's Familiar is working!)
Merciless Eviction + Farewell Merciless Eviction is one of the few mass-exile board wipes, and it hits a lot
Vohar can do a serviceable impression of the classic Merfolk Looter, allowing you to sift through your deck while filling up your graveyard for later
Sets had lower print runs back in this era, and many copies will have been lost or damaged over time
Whispers of the Muse (T1, Ext, S, Block) A favorite in "Turbo Xerox" (a blue deck which used minimal land but a ton of cantrips to thin out the deck), Counter-Phoenix (Shard Phoenix + Forbid) and Tradewind-Awakening (put Awakening on the stack, tap all your lands for mana, untap all your lands), Whispers has what might seem like a hefty price to pay for one card but you get to do it turn after turn after turn
Not many 2 Lore 2 Ink in Steel so maybe playable