Having Emrakul, the Aeons Torn or any of the other original Eldrazi Titans from Rise of the Eldrazi helps your postboard matchup against the annoying and surprisingly powerful Dimir Mill deck
2 Mech Island, By Robin Olausson The full-art Mech lands introduced in The Brothers War break a fundamental rule of basic lands by featuring mechanical characters prominently rather than just landscapes
In a discard-themed deck, it's not enough to just send your opponent's cards to the discard pile you need to benefit from it too
When Piru dies, it deals 7 damage to each nonlegendary creature
The themes are based off common archetypes and strategies newer players can easily grasp, like red/white auras and Equipment, along with blue/green ramp and card draw
The franchise has only grown since then but, where the trading cards are concerned, things have taken an unexpected and unfortunate turn