As a result, it sees play in over 201,000 Commander decks according to EDHREC
Plus, Whirler Rogue and Loyal Apprentice dilute the deck with unecessary thopter payoffs
Im talking 10 or more 2-drops, which would ideally include Hungry Ghoul, Vampire Gourmand, and Vengeful Bloodwitch for some aristocratic action
With Expressive Iteration being in so many decks and reaching all 4 copies even in a format like Vintage, I hear a lot of players saying the card is too good in both Modern and Legacy, comparing it essentially to Treasure Cruise and Dig Through Time, which both formats have seen and banned
Commander is a popular Magic: The Gathering format where your legendary Commander leads a 99-card deck (no duplicates, except basic lands) in a multiplayer battle
When staples like these are reprinted, it tends to lower the price of their previous versions, but the special art treatments from the new set often hold a premium value