And to give you an idea of how critical he was to the team, when we were getting new desks and I was asked about any requirements for where my new desk would be, one of my requirements was "I need to sit next to Hindy." Hindy, along with Andrew Brown and Jadine Klomparens, did a fantastic job figuring out what this set would mean for Standard and worked with the whole Play Design team to put it through its paces
As for the Merchant part, anything that can repeatedly return Yuffie to the command zone works
Secondly, tutors suck
Maester Seymour* Maester Seymour is still trying to appear nice here, but his monstrosity ability would reveal his true horror form, and the fact that he is a somewhat underwhelming creature until he shows his true face
Nonetheless, getting to play extra Lands in a turn is powerful for heavy ramp decks, so is worth its $9 price tag
You start with just 30 cards each containing simple, basic characters