The narrow, experimental category might be reserved for special occasions, a very strict deck-building competition, or some other off-the-wall event, but should not be the first place you drop your Commander budget if you are entering the format
The other new mechanic is tiered, which appears only on instants and sorceries and grants them scaling power throughout the game
All the others need you to have survive a turn or fulfil criteria on the board to be cards up right away
The goal was to balance nostalgia with a fresh, modern looka vision we coined Modern Storybook
Collectors Edition commander decks, which first appeared with the Warhammer 40,000 commander decks, are also making a come back
At the very least, theyll need to kill this before going for their good spell, which gives you access to Benevolent Geist to blank their countermagic