The Standard version of Dredge looked to use discard outlets like Llanowar Mentor, Merfolk Looter, and Magus of the Bazaar to get dredgers like Golgari Grave-Troll, Stinkweed Imp, and Life from the Loam into the graveyard
While a Changeling creature could potentially count as a Rigger, there were no natural Rigger creatures, nor any way to assemble Contraptions until 2017
With over 30 years of history, it has become a global phenomenon among collectors, competitive players, and fans of fantasy strategy games
Cumulative Upkeep was a mechanic used from 1995 to 1997, though it was brought back for Coldsnap for the sake of continuity with Ice Age, which was the first set to use the mechanic
Notably it is banned in Commander so you need to find a way to get your one copy into a Vintage game
From there its a race to see whose epic spell wins first, leading to some good, clean, chaotic fun