Theres a whole lot to digest between the Invocations, the new Afflict mechanics (which is a modular and keyworded version of [casthaven]Vedalken Ghoul[/casthaven]s ability), the evolution of Exert to tap abilities, the awesome design of [casthaven]The Scorpion God[/casthaven], and the Gatewatch losing their first big fight
Said store also didnt really have an active EDH scene yet, mainly the same five or six people playing what in my eyes seemed to be two-to-three-hour games which from a distance looked tiring and confusing
The rebalanced Boros Energy deck is still one of the strongest and most-played decks in the format, but instead of dominating, it's now a peer among several other powerful decks, like Mono-Green Elves, Izzet Wizards, and a few different takes on Mono-White
Everything , from your lands to your hexproof creatures, goes right down the drain as the heavens collapse
Keeping aggressive artifact creatures safe from combat damage enables incredibly powerful attacks and forces your opponents to make hard decisions since they can never trade on defense
Krosan Beast While Ive mostly been weighing these cards based on Commander, I have to give a little extra respect to Krosan Beast for being one of the first squirrels ever printed