It's still not a bad card to have, though
Reanimate + Animate Dead Black is famous for the cheap reanimation effects it provides, and those are among the best
Im impressed enough with Rhythm that I am considering it for other decks, like Yasova Dragonclaw or The Ur-Dragon where haste is already attached to a lot of my creatures and I will benefit from the +1/+1 counter
In total, eleven English sets received 1st Edition print runs over a roughly three-year span: Base Set (January 1999) Jungle (June 1999) Fossil (October 1999) Team Rocket (April 2000) Gym Heroes (August 2000) Gym Challenge (October 2000) Neo Genesis (December 2000) Neo Discovery (June 2001) Neo Revelation (September 2001) Neo Destiny (February 2002) (Plus a few promo cards with 1st Edition stamps) The sets that came after Neo Destiny (Legendary Collection, Expedition, Aquapolis, and Skyridge) did not have 1st Edition print runs
Theyve also all had the benefit of being printed at different time periods over three decades and some change, meaning weve started to see power creep take its toll when comparing our newest toys with the cards we mightve inherited