As the name suggests, the Summer of 1996 was dominated by Necropotence based decks or their counter decks
This is especially true given Gruuls lack of interesting Commanders in recent days
So when people sat down to their first draft or tore open their booster boxes, they were greeted with a bevy of iconic demons, angels, and so forth, but not the iconic, historically significant cards from Magics past theyd expected to see
This precon is extremely strong straight out of the box, and Ive since surprised myself (and a few opponents) with the sheer strength of the deck and how well its two primary mechanics mesh together
Its almost worth the looks youll get from the other players
You might harbor some skepticism about employing goad as a non-removal interaction, but it can be a powerful tool