October 1996 and September 1996 At first, The base set cards was released from the media factory on October 20, 1996
In every game, you get to evaluate which resource your opponent is lightest on (mana, threats, answers) and deny them access to it, on your way to eventually denying access to anything that matters at all
Additionally, when a Zombie Monster is Special Summoned from either Graveyard, you draw one card
It has a super-packed live ops pipeline
If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it
The harmonize cost is steep, but your own scaling creatures make it easier to cast from your graveyard