5 March 1997 - Jungle Set Released 20 October 1996/31st March 1997 - From 20th October 1996 to the end of March 1997, total of 87 million cards were shipped 163 days total, includes 137* days of Base set and 26* days of Jungle 1 April 1997 - Consumption Tax Increase from 3% to 5%, introduction of the the 300Y packs 20 October 1996 - 21 June 1997* - Approx
It offers a practical solution for securing a diverse range of your valued pieces
For instance, if you have Sliver Queen, which is all five colors, youre allowed to use all five colors
Even though it cuts Achilless cost in half, Id prefer the buff pre-combat if Im going to invest any mana into it
You can only use this effect of "Crystal Shark" once per turn.
Its definitely worse than either, even with the ability to tap without damaging you, but that just gives budget EDH decks a new tool to improve their mana bases