Ideally, you can start out early with cards like Siren Stormtamer and Fathom Fleet Captain, then cast your commander on the same turn you plan on fulfilling her end step trigger
Often referred to as the one-mana planeswalker, Deathrite Shaman did it all: making mana, gaining life, and hurting the opponent, all while providing incidental graveyard hate
Fossil Korean (EDITION): Base Set Chinese (EDITION): Base Set Polish: no 1st edition print runs Russian: no 1st edition print runs Thai: no 1st edition print runs Indonesian: no 1st edition print runs As for Japanese 1st edition print runs: The first Japanese 1st edition set (apart from the No Rarity Base Set) was the Pokmon VS set, and the last one was the Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary [CP6] (which is XY Evolutions in English) - so there are no 1st edition print runs for the Sun & Moon nor Sword & Shield eras
One of the things blocks do is introduce new threats to the game
We saw a similar issue play out with Peregrin Took, which looked like a great card at first but ended up floundering in Lord of the Rings Limited