Due to the power and popularity of 2/4 creatures, its gonna fall behind quicker than it used to
MTG: Arena is free to play and so my commitment level to this project was about as non-existent as it could be, MTG: Arena would have to sell itself to me because the game itself, Magic: The Gathering, I already know everything there is to know about it
There are plenty of ways that Wizards could support stores in a more obvious financial way, but that's not what's happening
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid gives them a significant buff with its counters, which stick around if your opponents answer Dionus, and you get a huge mana boost off untapping Elvish Archdruid and similar cards
I spoke with Ken Nagle, the design team lead for Worldwake , about Jace and what his team worked on for Jace before handing it off to my final design team
Plus, it's an Elf so that tribe has a lot of built-in love