Its full of new mechanics as well as callbacks to iconic sets that took place on Mirrodin and New Phyrexia
Number Ten When Shards of Alara debuted with her in it, this color type called Esper was built around artifacts matter
In more social games, theres generally an agreement that every deck should get to do its thing, whatever that is
For example, if you somehow used Souls of the Lost to craft Mastercraft Raptor (perhaps because it became a copy of a Dinosaur), its power while in exile is equal to the number of permanent cards in your graveyard, and Mastercraft Raptor's power will change as the number of permanent cards in your graveyard changes
That opens the door to devastating setups: You can tutor Necropotence for absurd card draw or assemble game-ending combos like Rest in Peace plus Helm of Obedience
The official physical tabletop release happens one week later on February 18.