They generally cost 4 mana, but cheaper effects rank highly because it's hard to contest the monarch when you take it early
There's a wide variety of instants, sorceries, and even cards that interact with a few specific mechanics that will help you get ahead in card advantage, the iconic concept Magic: The Gathering players constantly look for
1 x Charmander 9/25 Pokemon Card from the McDonald Collection 2021
(Hilariously, cognitive dissonance will likely enable many players to ignore the drop in their collection value as they happily run out to scoop up cheaper staples.) From the speculators perspective, this paradigm shift towards accessibility suggests that holding Modern staples for more than a few years after release is going to be a very risky game
Its a shame that Wizards has reservations about printing double-sided cards in precons, as you could have the face commander be Clive Rosfield himself, and include an ability to have him transform into his Eikon
The first five incarnations feel like a very tight cycle of cards with a clear mechanical similarity, but these three cards feel like a stapled-on bonus of sorts