What we got though, was a card tuned up so much that it became a ubiquitous include across multiple formats and made everyone even more sick of Simic, especially after the Oko debacle
Tales of Middle-Earth is designed to bring LotR fans into MTG , after all, and it's understandable that newer players prefer more streamlined and easy-to-handle matches to get comfortable with the game
sits in between It'll Quench Ya
The animals are the main characters and are in scope, so animals are actual size, wear clothes, and have weapons
There are characters that we later revealed to be from known worlds (such as Liliana being from Dominaria), but it wasn't a known thing when they were introduced
Best Blue MTG Cards for Social Interaction In social formats, Arcane Denial encourages positive group play patterns