For example, the mono-green theme in the original Ravnica (each color had a theme that overlapped its two colors) was token making
Proliferating Bad Counters Since were going to be shifting our counters around or removing them entirely, well still want to have a fair amount of proliferate effects like a more traditional version of Tidus, Yunas Guardian
If your opponent was stacking up Spell Pierces and Pyroblasts to fight off your planeswalkers, or if they sideboarded out most of their removal, the game could effectively end on Turn 4
Not that its bad, just that the rest of the titans are incredible in comparison
There are plenty of clues for many of the updated creatures, such as mechanics like infect and Phyrexian mana and Phyrexian symbols in the art, but the concept is lacking enough in verisimilitude that I would constantly be asking whether any creature anybody ever played was a Phyrexian or not
The set is a massive crossover that was five years in the making, and with over 100 legendary heroes and villains to choose from, picking a commander can feel like choosing your starting party for the first time