You can buy the ability to open packs faster, and there are also currencies you dont have to spend money on, and its all kind of confusing in text, but it makes sense and is easy to understand in context, so, for your sake and mine, I am not going to spend time explaining all of it
In mono-blue, I just got to see some of the decks people are trying out, which is cool
Market speculation and limited releases significantly impact inventory acquisition, necessitating diverse sourcing channels and contingency planning
Elemental Bond used to be the go-to card advantage tool in this space, but Garruks Uprising mostly overshadows it
Other premium duals are costly because they significantly improve consistency in competitive and Commander formats
Cube decks like to play it to cheat big cards into play