The Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven alt art cards are making waves among collectors and players alike for their unique design, and they're arguably the best iteration of these variants in the game's long history
Having to pay 1U extra for any card in the cube makes it worse even if you get a free 2/1 with it
Alternatively, you could ignore all this: there's plenty in this package to make an effective stand-alone board game that is never expanded
WotC's Matt Tabak explains in his Doctor Who Mechanics article: If multiple players are offered a villainous choice, the first opponent in turn order makes their choice, then that effect happens
Even if you arent copying spells to take full advantage of the Magecraft triggers, Archmage Emeritus will rip through your deck at an absurd rate
Check out the scale of people in this art and prepare for the massive conflict on June 4, 2027