Marked Cards Foils catch dust much easier than non-foil Magic cards
You'll draw, nice, and then you can exile an artifact or critter from your hand and make a token copy that's a 3/3 Golem artifact too
If you put an artifact onto the battlefield this way, put two +1/+1 counters on it
Doing connected cards prevented us from balancing the colors, but as Set Boosters weren't being played in Limited, it wasn't considered a big deal
When Universes Beyond was first announced, Wizards of the Coast said the mechanically unique cards would be restricted from the games Standard format, which generally allows cards from the most recent sets
Being able to get this power boost during each of your combat steps can really shorten the clock thats usually associated with decks of this type