At the time, rarity was not marked on cards and was closely linked to the demands of the printing process
Played in 10,318 decks over at EDHREC.com so it's pretty commonly seen at the kitchen table quite often, and this is a green version, but two to tap so you can more easily cast and use it on the same turn without frumping around
Ao, the Dawn Sky gives you some resiliency to this by getting permanents when it dies
Starting Town gives off major City of Brass vibes
Think Ancient Copper Dragon cosplaying as the Dragon of Mount Gulg, or Nyxbloom Ancient as the The Cloudsea Djinn, complete with art from Yoshitaka Amano himself, or others among the most well-known artists from the original video games
After several days of responding to potential clients, I had so many projects added to my queue that I felt a bit overwhelmed