The logic was that there are several cards that should either be removed from the format (Hiram, Diablo, Sisu, A Whole New World, among others), as well as some that could use some updates
For example, Clive, Ifrit's Dominant is a legendary creature on the front side, but transforms into Ifrit, Warden of Inferno on its back side
I am, on one level, amazed that Wizards of the Coast is continuing with its disastrous attempts to sell cut-sized Magic the Gathering boosters
The meat of the deck is the double planeswalker activations similar to The Chain Veil
[...] But ironically, EDH is in danger of transforming into the same kind of serious, streamlined structure that its original creators wanted to avoid"
Thankfully, while the market price for this variant has spiked significantly, near-mint listings do start slightly cheaper