I'm very curious, because I don't know whether this is the kind of thing people want to read about
Something that also worked in Pokmons favor was that their last two sets, Twilight Masquerade and Stellar Crown, both had been fairly popular sets after the first five sets of the Scarlet & Violet era cards had been priced and sold much lower than MSRP and were usually close to distribution cost for stores at launch
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The Crystal Cycle Taking a cue from the cycle of Medallions, we have the cycle of Crystals, which at least casual EDH decks will be interested in playing
Individual damage or destruction spells can be increased in cost, so especially with a low mana pool, it must be carefully weighed by the opponent whether there is a need to destroy a creature or not
Control decks are usually much lighter on wincons and board presence, with more emphasis on interaction through counterspells, board wipes, and flash threats