He is even a bit of a sac outlet
It can be said that things were simpler back then, and since there weren't as many cards, building a deck was easier
It came down to whether the crease detracted from the cards appeal
Enchantment Color tag templates(None) Phyrexian Arena At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life
On the other hand, it's very possible that newer players could be fooled, especially when it comes to older cards that occasionally feel weird even if they are real, thanks to variance in the printing process, or things like Masterpieces that have a strange foiling process
Theres another possible fail state with the deck where you can draw Charnel Trolls and no enablers, or else miss your enablers, but you should usually be able to cast a different three-drop in those spots and cast Charnel Troll later in the game after your opponent has killed some of your creatures