It takes a long time to reach the maximum rewards level (24 months), but they have told me that in the coming month they are going to front-load their rewards, meaning that you'll be able to attain a high reward level after just 6 months of use
Please refrain from making any claims about the contents or quality of the block Oripa, etc
When the opponent plays with cards that are focused wholly on dealing damage, lifegain can potentially make for card advantage, so long as you are gaining more life than your opponent is doing damage, using a similar base of resources
I don't think there are archetypes in this set but I maybe wrong on this one
Some comparisons can be made with other popular commanders like Chulane, Teller of Tales because they draw cards easily
all your lands come into play untapped so you don't lose any speed, but your deck will be very inconsistent because you might not have the right mana to cast the spells in your hand