They did want to reprint cards that were both simple and viewed as staples
Forcing players to hack through a defensive line of characters to get to your best questers is a legitimate strategy to victory - one that steel cards are particularly good at
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
Whether you prefer a deck heavy on aggressive characters or a control-style deck focused on items and actions, knowing your card types is essential
Kerplunk provides trample to all your creatures, not just Chocobos, so your creatures with naturally high stats become bigger threats
But in Standard, it doesnt take much for this to pretty cleanly answer Sheoldred, the Apocalypse for a mana and a token, out of reach of Virtue of Persistence