Many of these cards had only seen a single printing before this, making some hard-to-find and expensive cards easily accessible
Just sniping an Opal early will rarely be enough
By going wide with Pirates, you can have a surge of lore that, if not outright win you the game, will have enough of an impact to make it almost impossible for your opponent to catch up
They focus on various themes, formats, and strategies
But even then, the cards are categorized as restricted, meaning that only one copy of each can be played in a given deck
The key features of Auras were: Could be attached to any permanent or player it specified (with the Enchant X rules text) Couldnt be moved or removed from that permanent or player once placed Went to the graveyard if the permanent it enchanted changed zones They played in fun spaces with these early years, making things like blessings and curses and strange mind magicks A lot of blue enchantments that dealt damage Weird times