One Magic enthusiast did extensive research to establish a ballpark of how many cards were produced in various MTG sets, and collectors now widely refer to his website ( His site approximates that 4,500 of each 1993 MTG Alpha uncommon was produced and 16,000 of each Alpha common
Tasha, Unholy Archmage While I think this card is very cool, it only exists on MTG Arena and sees some play in formats like Historic and Brawl
However, due to so much power creep and multiple prize Pokemon, games rarely last for longer than 5 turns nowadays, unless a deck is designed to stall
Instead, the only premade decks are the two included in the Starter Kit
Extended thoughts from Gavin Verhey on Pauper and the High Tide ban can be read here
Also particularly useful against massive tokens decks like soldiers or goblins once Sanguine Bond is out