So it looks like were seeing the great flood that created the Inklands, scattering lore throughout them, leading to the disappearance of the Curator and the original Illumineers, and creating the Floodborn
Mystic Forge is easier to cast than Crystal Skull, and thats a big deal in constructed, but its not a big deal in Commander
I guess creatures have better flavor
Koh, the Face Stealer Koh is one of the coolest designs in the set
The trend-breaking Rancor and the adoption of Equipment as creature buff are both reactions to the default unpopularity of Auras
Making it so that it cant be countered is crucial, since youre investing a whopping eight mana to cast it, but your opponents can still interact with it a bit by killing whatever creature you have with the highest toughness