Japanese products: a market apart Japanese boosters have real strengths: limited print runs, exclusive cards, superior print quality
While this is likely in part because Strixhaven isn't an especially powerful Standard set, with quite a few rare slots dedicated to the underwhelming learn / lesson mechanic and many mythics that seem designed more to be good in Commander than in 60-card formats like Standard, there is one place where Strixhaven likely is having a huge impact: Wizards ' bottom line
When the second ability resolves, Endrek Sahr will be sacrificed regardless of how many Thrulls you control at that time, even if it's less than seven
Kroxa, Titan of Deaths Hunger Kroxa is a very strong card in its own right, but it gets even more powerful when you can pitch it into the graveyard for free while costing your opponent a card
Duel Links is perhaps the most successful Yu-Gi-Oh
Hopefully by the end of the list the value of these things will be better understood and why I have put them all together in this group will make good sense