Old Standard | Abe Sargent Creatures (26) 1 Cloudchaser Eagle 1 Gravedigger 1 Spirit of the Night 1 Verdant Force 2 Man-o'-War 2 Nekrataal 2 Spike Feeder 2 Spike Weaver 2 Tradewind Rider 2 Uktabi Orangutan 2 Veteran Explorer 4 Birds of Paradise 4 Wall of Blossoms Spells (10) 4 Recurring Nightmare 4 Survival of the Fittest 2 Scroll Rack Lands (24) 8 Forest 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Volrath's Stronghold 2 Reflecting Pool 4 City of Brass 4 Karplusan Forest 4 Underground River 6
An older version of this list could [rightfully] include cards like Gilded Lotus, Illusionist's Bracers, and Primal Amulet, which still very much have a home in Commander, but they no longer stand up to the best of the best artifacts
Secure the Wastes, Will of the Mardu, and Song of Totentanz can create a legion of little Creatures in the blink of an eye
Azors Gateway / Sanctum of the Sun I recall people losing their minds over Sanctum of the Sun when it was revealed, but as appealing as it is to tap a single land for 30-40 mana, its actually appropriately gated behind the Azor's Gateway mini-game
Mirror Mastery Riku of Two Reflections was one of those generals I remember a lot of players clamoring for when the set was being previewed