"We have a lot of internal hackathons, where we try and come up with new ideas and new products", Verhey begins, and "more recently, we've run some mechanical hackathons"
The flashback is a little expensive, but 3 mana to create a copy token at instant speed is a good rate
Sapphire Medallion can be particularly strong in multiples, building towards a Capsize-lock endgame (bouncing two or more lands a turn on their end step to keep forward progress going without risking anything)
Cards like Massacre Wurm, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, and Ascendant Evincar are perfect because they're asymmetrical
My goals were to make sure the set did a good job of representing this corner of the Marvel Universe and make sure every design choice was as flavorful as possible while supporting great gameplay
There's a reason Lathril is in the top 10 most popular commanders of all time : Elves are extremely popular, and Lathril's both enabler and payoff for two-color elf decks