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
Wizards big attention-grabbing card whiffs, and then the community gets angry and starts accusing it of never actually releasing the card at all
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
For better or worse, it now seems much of that lost value may have magically returned
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
Youll also instantly gain lore equal to that location's lore value when you do, so it works as a nice way of getting value out of your locations before they inevitably become a big target, whilst also getting either a second action out of your character or keeping them safe from an enemy challenge
