Simic has many incredibly powerful commanders like Koma, Cosmos Serpent and Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait that draw the tables aggression early to shut them down
The greatest power among creatures you control is determined as The Legend of Kyoshi's first chapter ability resolves
The best cards, however, could easily surpass the value of Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos (Neon Red), and be worth over $1700
It was all over marketing, and its reasonable power levels mean it still sees regular play
As a simple example, until someone finds a checklist or similar for Ice Age development, I cannot be fully sure that a Sphere of Annihilation version wasn't playtested for Ice Age in 1992, and my collection of pre-Alpha Orbs may well be incomplete without me knowing it
These make crack-backs much harder and buy time for your board to keep attacking