mtg commander 2018 precon 2018, Part I 1 Aura Gnarlid Commander 2018 Exquisite Invention Upgrades

Not only is Ruby/Amethyst a staple Ink combination in Lorcana, this deck includes one of the strongest cards in Shimmering Skies right out of the box: Elsa The Fifth Spirit

Returning any creature from your graveyard to the battlefield after a creature with an impostor counter dies is like a win-win because you still get to keep your value engine running even as your creatures die

If one of the creatures blocking the creature with menace dies before damage is dealt, the menace creature is still considered blocked

First announced in 2022, the game released its first full card set - The First Chapter - to game stores and retailers in August 2023, and followed that up with set two, Rise of the Floodborn, in November 2023

only nine Hydras had been printed before Theros

I fall closer to the second camp, but I think anyone can see that the list makes sense within the context of the format