A DUBIOUS VENTURE Our Commander being blessed with a low mana value and powerful ability means we may as well build around having Sefris in play and casting Create Undead on every turn possible
There are also specific payoffs for drawing your second card and WotC experimented with payoffs for drawing your third card each turn
(Yep, it was a precon rare!) Since that day, it has made Hand of Cruelty into a tournament threat, been banned from Modern, helped justify the existence of creature decks in Legacy, and proven to be unbeatable past the second charge counter
Arabian Nights, as an even earlier expansion, and one that Garfield designed more-or-less by himself (with contributions from the games other Alpha designers) in a very short period of time - has no unifying design theme
Lucky 7s All it'll take is a few extra previews from the set to really start seeing some card-price shake-ups, but for now there's just a steady climb on a few speculative cards
The biggest things to look for in opening hands are ramp and protective pieces
