Many sellers offer entry-level mystery boxes that provide a solid introduction to the experience without requiring a big commitment
There are differences, of course, but think the open-ended puzzle of trying to find the right combination of spells that get creatures into your graveyard and creatures with keywords that graft onto other creatures is a new spin worth spending time on
Many Basic Pokemon do what Volcarona does better and a whole lot faster
So far I have reconstructed all the unknown WotC era commons sheets (Base Set 2, Gym Heroes, Gym Challenge, Neo Revelation, Neo Destiny, Legendary Collection, Expedition, Aquapolis and Skyridge) as well as a select sample from the Nintendo/TPCI era to make sure the cards are still inserted into packs the same way
Pauper and Final Fantasy We've got Final Fantasy now on Magic Online, and we're starting to see some results from some of the cards out of that set
By skipping past Standard, Wizards of the Coast is able to take some liberties that would totally wreck Standard for a couple of years if it were forced to have to adapt to this power level