astarion mtg commander deck Series #7 Astarion, the Decadent Stitched Playmat for Magic: The Gathering choose one — Astarion, the Decadent Lifegain Commander

Honestly, this is probably a healthy move for the game as it actually gives designers the chance to build on existing mechanics instead of trying to build hype for a shiny new toy Lorcana is arguably one of the best card games already, so let it cook

However, Resilient Khenra does offer really aggressive starts with Naban, coming down to double pump a creature (potentially Naban, Dean of Iteration itself) to hit for a huge chunk of damage on Turn 3

Tribal decks are often the first deck someone falls in love with

And Demand Answers in a world of tons of artifact tokens gives red something besides impulse draw for 2 mana, which Izzet decks would rather have

Typically, players wont sacrifice the land to remove it