Needless to say, this set gave us the tone (the flavor, if you will) for what we can expect to see in the coming Standard landscapes
Strong, the Brutish Thespian Any Commander card that makes me think of an old, forgotten card like Cyclone is A+ in my book
Store foils in sleeves and top loaders
He removes a creature before brawling his way through artifacts and enchantments, and he can protect himself by bouncing humans to hand
Once youre paying that much, you cant really afford to have a design that can miss just because youre behind on board, or playing against a creatureless control deck
Excalibur II needs to pick up at least three charge counters before its worth equipping, and thats just not going to happen often enough to justify running it