The focus on the Frolicking Familiar is captivating, and you have to love when little creatures do their thing as if they were much bigger
Descend is a whole mechanic that cares about permanents you own going to the graveyard, and caves that have a sacrifice ability give you another way to get some permanents in there
This is insanely powerful on its own, and it does not require a player to expend much effort to exploit it
Thought Erasure is joined by Search for Azcanta to give any Esper Control player an all-upside early game, hitting land drops, removing threats, and transforming our enchantment to a powerful card advantage engine in the late game
So I would be surprised if there were any negotiations for entering into merchandising licensing agreements until 1996
It's also true that the Reserved List as a reprint policy has been a living, changing document over the past 25 years