The Crystals depicted on the MTG crossover cards are specifically from Final Fantasy III , which featured a timeline where the four elemental crystals all had dark counterparts (represented solely by The Darkness Crystal)
and DeNA said in a statement on X that Points earned won't expire even if the provision period for that set ends, but if the pack itself is going away, well, how are you supposed to spend those points after Oct
Monster Crown includes turn-based combat, but much of this game focuses instead on breeding and collecting monsters
I'm on the design team for every expert expansion but I'm usually not involved too much in the core sets
Legolas, Master Archer Legolas, Master Archer is the most popular Lord of the Rings commander that I also feel comfortable recommending to newer Magic players, and Tales of Middle-earth is almost the entire reason its included