It was an interesting time for Arena, especially with Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
However, the fail case here is huge
Charizard turns up the heat as a trio of promo cards with an etched foil treatment, and its Gigantamax form shows off blazing style on a playmat, metal coin, and set of card sleeves
Inverter and U/W Control decks were already sort of in the market for cycling lands, and adding triomes can give the marginal upside of being able to Explosives for three, while also allowing those decks to up their land count to stick their otherwise inconsistent colors (something they cant do currently due to need for answer density) Thopter/Sword combo and Urza may not exist in Pioneer, which greatly suppresses the cards power, but it could help decks like Ensoul Artifact get back on stable footing
For a six-mana investment you are awarded two flyers, a 5/5 and a 3/3 as well as most likely five additional life
For those players, the set was too bleak and icky, and they wished the set wasn't quite so monolithic in its overall feel. Here's one highlight from The Brothers' War: Many players liked having a set that looked back at one of Magic's greatest stories
