In-game, Black Lotus had a broken ability to generate three mana of any color "of your choice," giving players a massive early-game advantage
That made good answers hard to come by while the Sliver deck was functioning as intended, as winning combats was hard, winning them quickly without trample was even harder, and removal was temporary
They look rough, often just photocopied text, handwritten notes, or stickers on a card, because the goal was simply to see if the ideas worked during gameplay
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Its also an Aura Curse, which is a fun subtype, and one that you dont often see in your average Commander deck