It also means that some powerhouse cards, like Witch-king of Angmar, who can force your opponents to sacrifice creatures and even become indestructible, didnt quite make the cut
If nothing else, its controversial as well as powerful and has only gotten more popular since it was first printed
Aristocrat decks care about generating lots of tokens, like creatures and artifacts, and then sacrificing them for multiple effects
The set drew from across the entire Sword and Shield timeline, pulling artwork and card designs from sets like Astral Radiance, Brilliant Stars, Lost Origin, Silver Tempest, and more, creating a greatest-hits collection that gave collectors one last chance to chase the cards that defined the generation
Luckily, that's not always the case