Others see it as a "cash grab," Magic "jumping the shark," or "selling out." Perhaps the least logical part of the whole saga is that Wizards also announced Street Fighter Secret Lair drops (featuring new cards only found in the Secret Lair drops), and these reportedly received applause from the same people who groaned about Fortnite , which clearly suggests thatat least, for some peopleit's not about other IPs coming to Magic in a broad sense
Savage Thallid
One thing is clear: Hour of Devastation isn't likely to lose as much as a typical set
While it reads like a card for tribal decks, and you can play it in tribal decks, I think it will actually be at its best in token strategies, which tend to almost accidentally have a lot of creatures of the same type
To help you achieve this, it also lets you sacrifice another Creature whenever it enters or attacks to draw a card
With Tarkir: Dragonstorm prerelease events beginning on Friday, April 4th, it is entirely plausible that these were sent under the pretense that they were Tarkir prerelease kits