Wizards big attention-grabbing card whiffs, and then the community gets angry and starts accusing it of never actually releasing the card at all
These are both still major threats at the kitchen table today, and they can kick booty with the best of them
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. Vizzini Illustrated by Anna Pavleeva Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
AS A BONUS HERE ARE WITHOUT FURTHER COMMENTARY THE 10 COMMANDERS I ENJOYED THE MOST FROM THIS YEAR THAT DIDNT MAKE THE ABOVE LIST: Breena, the Demagogue Hofri Ghostforge Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order Esix, Fractal Bloom Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar (IM JUST HAPPY SHE EXISTS) Felisa, Fang of Silverquill Rionya, Fire Dancer Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge Shadrix Silverquill Gisa Glorious Resurrector Incredible list you gotta love those land cycles
This kind of reverse engineering of creating improved versions of pre-existing cards or by designing cards that disrupt popular strategies and tactics is a very successful way to create new Eternal playables, but Im not convinced that those are the best ways