Now compare those joke-only cards or bad cards with those that work within the rules of Magic well enough to have value at the kitchen table, and which are more than just a joke: Consider Giant Fan and Goblin Bookie as two cards that sort of counter the above issues
The artist, Harold McNeil, actually had ties to Neo-Nazi groups, which makes it hard to argue that the card was an innocent mistake or a bad joke
Some overworld pokemon are as simple as "go up to, interact, give them food, battle", but others have mini-quests linked to them
It has probably seen more play that any other card in the top ten list simply because it has been in the cube so very much longer
Why bother aiming for your opponents life totals when you can deplete a different precious resource instead: namely, their library