Modern Horizons 2 , released in June 2021, officially became the game's first $200 million set in the first quarter
The former could hit cards like Birthing Pod, Cryptic Command and Splinter Twin all of which were important, but the latter was better versus Burn and Zoo, and also back then manabases were a lot more painful as decks were more reliant on Shocklands, which meant a turn one Thoughtseize commonly saw you at 15 life from the get-go
The idea of Circu being a commander with minimal possibilities to do well in the format is softened by the Dimir shell in which he finds himself, which arguably is the best color combination in the format today
And even more so, these spells are often best early, not late
Borderless Cards There are also 10 borderless cards in the set8 mythic rares and 2 rares
Together with Kyler, a kind of backup for boardwipes