But Ive tried to build a narrative around these cards and what the set is doing well, while highlighting the cards I think will matter in Standard, the fewer that will work in Pioneer and Modern, and the pile that well all be sleeving up for Commander soon
These cards provided distinct artistic interpretations of iconic characters, making them highly collectible and valued for their unique aesthetic
(And eschew them entirely if I'm an aggressive deck.) And there's one other important rule
That only applies to games against other starter decks, of course
Magic: The Gathering Zendikar Rising is a return to the adventurous inspirations of the first set that featured it, which contained treasures in select booster packs - making that feeling more broadly accessible will help the return to Zendikar more accessible to a greater number of players
There's an irony to a card meant to capture a single, devastatingly fast stroke of lightning being as enduring as stone