While I have always been a fan of the art of Magic, for the first decade of playing the game I only ever thought about the games art in terms of how reprints could be a gateway to different interpretations of the same idea
Fling that monster kitty at the opponent's face, or the more traditional way of just giving that kitty some claws with Rancor so it just runs right over the oppositions chump blockers
If you're thinking of trying out this format, there are quite a few banned cards: Balustrade Spy Bloodstained Mire Expressive Iteration Felidar Guardian Field of the Dead Flooded Strand Geological Appraiser Inverter of Truth Karn, the Great Creator Kethis, the Hidden Hand Leyline of Abundance Lurrus of the Dream-Den Nexus of Fate Oko, Thief of Crowns Once Upon a Time Polluted Delta Teferi, Time Raveler Undercity Informer Underworld Breach Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath Veil of Summer Walking Ballista Wilderness Reclamation Windswept Heath Winota, Joiner of Forces Wooded Foothills MTG Historic banlist Historic is a digital format for MTG Arena, and is the app's largest constructed format, consisting of both old and new cards
Its all generally very good news, but the one issue with the set is a complaint that isnt especially new: there are too many variations of some cards
There are so many cards that work to get you that winning condition