So round about 20 years ago, the Pokmon TCGas run by Wizards of the Coast (WOTC)had its very first sanctioned top level event ever: the Super Trainer Showdown (technically the West Coast Super Trainer Showdown) on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, USA
Mostly, though, this deck relies on the raw card quality from this color pair, particularly the commons
This card condition is listed as Near Mint/Mint
The History of Banding in MTG The banding mechanic was introduced in Alpha as the keyword bands. The actual keyword banding was introduced in Arabian Nights in December 1993
We also have card draw tied to our elves dying, like Miara, Thorn of the Glade and others, though I think the only way to actively kill our elves in the deck is Rhys the Exiled, so they're mostly just board wipe protection