As noted by Patrick Metzger in an article for The Patterning, it generally takes about 30 years for a critical mass of people who were consumers of culture to turn to the art and culture that helped them achieve comfort and clarity in their world. More importantly, creators will indulge in the new nostalgic trend thats being repurposed in an attempt to revive that same zeitgeist. Its part of the reason why the 1950s were big in 1980s America, why the 1980s were big in the 2010s, and its almost certainly part of the reason were seeing Pokmon re-emerge in such a big way now
It may deserve slots in Orzhov Humans variants, or in Legends lists, but it doesn't seem like a role player in the current Metagame
Theres a tokens package here too, with a lot of Young Pyromancer-style effects, though a card like Bastion of Remembrance still looks incredibly out of place
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