Theres a great variety in card types, lots of interesting deck building opportunities, and a heavy dose of nostalgia that makes me want to hand over all of my money to my local game store immediately
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These cards solve fundamental problems like mana consistency, card advantage, and threat removal that every Commander deck faces
Vintage Wizards-era cards (pre-2003) are up 30-50% heading into the 30th anniversary year
Beyond Commander, theres a chance this card could see play in mono-blue Tron or Affinity decks in Modern
Their consistency in setting up a near unbreakable board would often win them the game outright on their opening turn, especially if the opponent has no disruption to stop their combos