Each pick is broken down into three parts: a quick intro, whats required to sell through them, and their main limitations
Consul's Lieutenant, for example, has first strikewhich does both
One Reddit user commented on Kraken of the Strait's low-quality CGI-style look, saying that the giant Blue creature "looks like a cutscene from a PS2 game." Certainly, the card does seem to be of lower quality than cards of a similar style
Well, after a few years, its evidently showing the best results in EDH
Overall I dont think this will go too many places, but heavily Green or mono Green decks might not mind a surprise blocker for flyers or a beater that dodges board wipes
9 Portal Manipulator Send Your Attacks Elsewhere, Please Very few cards redirect attacks, which makes sense given that doing so doesn't do anything in heads-up games, so there's no reason to print an effect like that in a Standard-release set