Such cards are considered special due to the holographic coating, which covers not only the card's name and the card image but, in general, the entire surface of the card
It even answers Athreos, God of Passage, the spell I think might be the most played in the set, not to mention other hard to remove permanents like Thassa, God of the Sea and Underworld Connections
You can still use these cards in other popular formats, like Commander.
Speaking of dragon tribal
Full Art lands have become a mainstay in recent sets with each capturing the theme of the plane that is visited
Earthlink added more pain to losing a creature than ever before, as it made a player sacrifice a land when its creature went into the graveyard and Spectral Shield was the best in protecting a creature, as in addition to the +0/+2 boost it stated that this creature cannot be the target of further spells. There were gold creatures as well, Merieke Ri Berit, the legend, allowed you to gain control of target creature, but the the most widely used and celebrated gold legend from Ice Age was Skeleton Ship
