The acceleration of Magic product releases, with regular fall and summer releases, additional ancillary product releases and the shortening of the Standard rotation schedule are all designed to ensure that existing MTG players spend more, and more often, eliminating the lulls between releases that once provided more opportunity for boredom to lead to the purchase of old products
The goal is to beat them over the head with all of the undercosted green (or colorless) beaters I could find, of which there are plenty
The most common are the ones from the standard showdown packs: Captain's Claws/Goldnight Castigator, Fling/Toolcraft Exemplar, and Tormenting Voice/Drake Haven
In short, rarity affects value more than gameplay, but both sides matter in Lorcana
Even if the cards I bottom might be very powerful in the late game, Ive found early board control to be crucial, and I have been mulliganing aggressively with that in mind
Black Cards are focused on sacrificing your own creatures and spells and then allowing you to search your deck for specific cards needed for combos