In the case of the current Standard format, Energy acceleration is more varied and prevalent than its ever been in the history of the game, and draw power is at such an extreme that setting up otherwise costly attackers is relatively easy
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Cost: Free Play: untap.in While nothing beats playing in person, online play can be a good way to practice for a tournament or test out new deck ideas before committing to buying all the cards
Dragon engines have gotten significantly more badass in the last 30 years
Haunt and forecast, which are the other two Ravnica block mechanics I have a beef with, designwise (dredge was more of a development issue than a design one), both at least have good guild feels
While a true Turbo Fog strategy would be hard to pull off in Commander, damage prevention cards could be an excellent tool to give cards like Assemble the Legion and Helix Pinnacle just a little more time, especially alongside board wipes and other traditional control tools