While this year's edition seems to be better received than last year's, some players still seem to have lingering doubts about whether or not the decks contain enough reprint value, mostly based on the lack of high-end cards
However, if all goes well in the next few weeks, it could start as early as November 30
When I need to find several of the same basic land for say: a Commander deck, and wanting the basics to be all from the same plane, this really speeds up finding the right cards
Releasing these cards is another way for Magics designers to just create a bunch of weird card designs and put them out into the world to see how the public reacts
At the time, our intent was explicitly to remove the negative play patterns of Sowing Mycospawn and take Dimir Reanimator down a peg
If youre looking for effects that add 1-time bursts of mana to your mana pool like Dark Ritual and Cabal Ritual, black and red are absolutely the colors to go to for them