At the time, Magic: The Gathering didn't yet have a formal block design, and the designers wanted to make the game an anthology or treat it as a collection of similar games rather than a cohesive whole, so the fundamentals were open to change
Lucario: Diamond And Pearl Promos (Prerelease, Staff) $62.05 The Staff Stamp Strikes Lucario returns for one last appearance with its Prerelease Staff promo, featuring the same strong stance as its regular Prerelease version
Its one of those things where the thought could cross your mind and maybe you even consider doing it yourself, but wont ever take that leap until you see someone else doing it
Slifer The Sky Dragon is an archetype of DIVINE Beast Monster cards not released during its appearance until 2012 in Shonen Jump's July 2012 issue that included the promotional Monster card
This is why free spells are so universally attractive, even if they actually cost multiple cards in hand or chunks of your life total those losses can be recovered or survived, so long as you get to do more stuff NOW