The Reserved List was created in the 1990s to protect the collectible value of older cards and avoid upsetting value-oriented players
It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost
It's essentially Bastion of Remembrance minus the token, but added with a secondary "level-up" effect
In fact, there's only one card in all of Magic other than this one that mechanically enhances Catsthis card (and yes, there are lots and lots of Cat tokenmaking cards): However, Raksha Golden Cub, from Fifth Dawn , is both seven mana to cast and has a hoop to jump throughRaksha needs to be equipped before boosting all your Cats
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I will be basing my analysis on the reception these generals received at the time, how they created or supported an archetype, and answer if they maintained any sustained usage