What is even more impressive is that I expect this to affect how people play without even being in play
Turtle Power Means Power For All Kinds of Decks Should the "Turtle Power" precon be another instance of Wizards of the Coast giving players a preconstructed deck filled with either top-tier lands or essential staples for commander, there's every chance that it will inflate in value after its release
Nonetheless, Silk, Web WeaverSilk, Web Weaver makes good use of it: It almost ensures you're going to get the bodies needed to recast it and it can also count on a nice board-pumping ability that synergizes very well with its threatening static ability
What this means is that, to get in line with past Commander releases, the value of the cards included in Commander 2016 needs to be at the very least cut in half, and some decks will lose closer to 70% of their value
This can happen if you control a permanent, like Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, that doubles the number of counters a permanent enters with
As the product architect for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth , I've been involved since our earliest playtests and focus groups and today bring you the insider perspective on the cards, card treatments, and where you can find them in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth products