mtg mercenary cards FOIL] Cloud, Midgar (Borderless) (Chocobo Track Foil) search your library for an Equipment card Supertype: Legendary, Subtype: Mercenary, 23

That being said, there are a few encouraging signs that things might be changing

For example, if you control Elesh Norn and a permanent with the ability "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life," a creature entering the battlefield under an opponent's control will cause that ability to trigger twice

To Thine Own Elf Be True Magic (and many would argue long before that)

Legendary Creature - Human Phyrexian Color tag templates(None) Beetleback Chief When this creature enters, create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens

Vampires are predominantly black creatures, with red and white often thrown into the mix