The former, on the other hand, destroys all non-token creatures, which can be of little use against some decks if, for example, Bitterblossom or a similar card that quickly creates tokens is already in play
I played multiple formats for months with Skullclamp legal, and it was one of the darkest times in Magics history
Just hit somebody with several creatures in combat the same turn you put it out, and Lavacore Elemental could be awesome for you
It's not like you're going to need to monitor another list that oscillates
I still to this day have books from that period where Im listing out Magic decks I want to make, or Im working on my own ideas for trading card games. A Warhammer 40K trading card game that Miller co-designed in 2001 with Luke Peterschmidt has roots in that era
Quick Draft has you drafting with bots, then playing best-of-one with other human players