While the card art is striking, it's possible fans were hoping for a more traditional take on Hades
According the Magic's Head Designer Mark Rosewater, a saga creature is the story of the summoning of the creature. And, in a way, Final Fantasy s summons make Magic go full circle: back in Alpha , spells that summon a creature literally said Summon in the type line
Text on cards from the first set now feel even stronger as they have more to interact with, including abilities that specifically call out card types such as Princess, Queen or, in Mickeys case, Magic Brooms
So when I pick up one of Archazias Islands new starter decks a Ruby/Sapphire deck featuring Belle and Beast or an Amethyst/Steel deck lead by Jafar and Iago I can still pretty quickly identify what kind of playstyle I might be in for, even just using knowledge of Beauty and the Beast or Aladdin over that of Lorcanas mechanical complexities
Thankfully it's inkable
Well, its the inclusion of two of the best cards in the entire set: Belle Apprentice Inventor and Mechanic Extraordinaire