Dillon Deveney, principal game designer: I have been absolutely blown away by the number of threads I have read that are massive deep dives into the scene, lore, story, and characterization of moments depicted on cards
While you won't have the same amount of cards and ready-to-play action as a starter deck, the eight packs included will give you 96 cards for about the same price it'd cost to buy individual packs to get 96 cards
Dark Depths is currently banned in Modern
1 Snapcaster Mage Back in a flash
This isnt terribly far from my preferred number, as I usually like to run 11 or 12 myself, but its crucial to keep the cards coming in decks like these that are so vulnerable to board wipes
Discard spells are notoriously powerful, and Thoughtseize is arguably the best of them all