Unfortunately for Apprentice Wizard, colored mana is infinitely more important than colorless mana when ramping, so having to sacrifice it to net less versatile mana isnt what a lot of decks want to be doing in Commander
though this is a fairly common mashup in pop culture in general, it is the first time weve seen not just Wild West, but Weird West (as supernatural and fantasy-themed Westerns are often called) adapted and depicted on lavishly illustrated, cleverly designed Magic: The Gathering cards
The card is from the Kaladesh Inventions which is part of the wider Kaladesh block, a series of cards based on the plane of the same name
In decks capable of generating a lot of mana through rituals for example, this sounds very fun and powerful
Redundancy is another form of resilience for your deck
Additionally, the warmer tone of the normal prints make the blue ring lean more purple or indigo in tint, while the JP print leans heavier towards a true blue
