The ratios for this precon looks fantastic, almost like the designers have been reading my articles
While this may seem restrictive (and it somewhat is), a Jeweled Lotus on turn one can allow for many popular and powerful Commanders to be cast as early as turn one or two through the sheer mana that can be accessed for free
The Rise of the Floodborn Amethst and Steel starter deck is also a fun combo deck and takes a while to get going
Many of your Emerald cards in this deck have ward, and there are options to bounce player characters back into your opponents hand, draw cards if youre behind the ball, and turn your characters into extra ink
The maximum deck size in Shandalar appears to have been 500
In a format like Historic, where dealing two damage to a creature is much easier than dealing three, a 1/3 Sage wearing a Curious Obsession will allow you to safely accumulate card and board advantage