There was a Secret Lair later on for it with the lands, but that was still pretty close to Ikoria
Magic Academy Unlimited scheduling all season Magic Academy does the heavy lifting of introducing new players to Magic in a two-part program
I expect that well never get an instant for 1B that just destroys any creature, but the more options that we get for restricted removal spells the closer we get to having approximately that card exist for any given Cube
Blue has the best artifact synergy in the game which means the red cards in your deck will consist mostly of removal, combo pieces, and some mana acceleration
Simple staples like Ponder and Brainstorm that cost one mana and replace themselves with an extra card are an excellent way to trigger prowess without spending much mana, but the real power comes from inexpensive buffs, like Monstrous Rage
Additionally, this pre-con will also include a promo card of Cloud, Midgar Mercenary featuring art from the original game