Its called Jumpstart, and its a quick way to get into the game by removing the deck-building aspect of Magic: The Gathering, players skip the setup and jump straight into wild, themed games
For example, if a Lakeside Shack and a Breeding Pool you control are entering at the same time (perhaps because of the effect of a spell like Scapeshift), your life total is 14, and your opponent's life total is 20, the Lakeside Shack will enter tapped whether or not you choose to pay life as Breeding Pool enters
Kozilek, the Great Distortion Kozilek, the Great Distortion has recently become one of my new favorite commanders for a nice mono-brown experience, but its still a decent card on its own
It also comes with Fulgurite, which requires three different energy types and makes Galvantula Ex discard all energy attached to it, but it deals 180 damage and prevents the opponent from using items the next turn
Honorable Mentions: Surging Sparks, Twilight Masquerade, and More Sets like Surging Sparks (electric energy and solid meta impact) and lingering 2024 carryovers like Twilight Masquerade (Ogerpon ex dominance) rounded out the year strongly
The first English cards were officially released in 1999 and feature a stamp indicating their edition