Masters sets were relatively new at the time, so players werent sure what to expect
After all, once youve made a 5/5, all you have to do is copy it a few times to knock out an opponent
Legendary Creature - Scout Halfling Color tag templates(None) Sam, Loyal Attendant Partner with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit (When this creature enters, target player may put Frodo into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Food token
One could argue that there's a particularly strong synergy between Lazotep Sliver and Thrumming Hivepool, as Afflict will be very nasty if you have a vast army of tokens to attack with
As you are unlikely to win a card advantage war with a mono green deck against a control deck of other colours you should aim to really win the mana war while having cards to exploit that abundance
No matter what combinations I came up with, I couldnt see a strong non-white color pair emerging