tracking of players' inventories, reprints across multiple sets, and card styles creates an interconnected web of systems that were built for a very different world than the one we live in now
It was likely a printing error, and for the sake of consistency, Wizards has kept that error ever since, and made it a formal part of the card back's design
Sagas return with Final Fantasys Summons, where players can progress the card with lore counters till it reaches the final part, and it must be sacrificed
That does it for me, readers - until next time!
With many of these commanders, you have to ask yourself why youd lock yourself into a colorless commander deck
Once you identify the problematic package, it is easier to diagnose problems