Granted, that does happen a lot
While the actual writing and artist selection happened on the Wizards side, we had a ton of input and chances to provide feedback and went through multiple rounds making sure everyone was happy with the overall look and mechanics for the cards." One of the ways Wizards and Sucker Punch helped bring Jin Sakai to Magic: The Gathering was to lean into the duality of his fighting styles in Ghost of Tsushima, where hes torn between samurai combat and the stealthier Ghost path
Then all those cards are returned from graveyards to hands simultaneously
This is a simple approach to accentuate their artistic ability
With pretty insane draw capabilities, a ton of tricky ways to work around your opponent by bouncing cards to the hand, granting them reckless, or sending multiple foes to the Inkwell via Spooky Sight, Emerald/Sapphire is a welcome alternative to the more meta-hardened Steel decks that will likely dominate the meta this time around
Following the launch of March of the Machine ( MOM ), prices did drop slightly while variants with an oil-slick foil treatment remained somewhat of a mystery