The quality of the higher quality printed blue core cards is not visibly developing between the generations
(Because these silly sets are never forecasted to be very profitable, theres no hurry to bring them out quick.) I saw this set as an opportunity for Magic to poke fun at itself and dip its toe into some humor that normal Magic sets just couldn't do, Rosewater said in a post about Unstable
The Dark Magic: the Gathering has recently gone back to one of the most popular planes that we've ever visited, Innistrad
Big spells, like Omniscience, Darksteel Monolith, and One with the Multiverse make it possible to actually cast spells from your hand once theyre in play, Omniscience especially: dumping your hand after cheating it out on turn six is incredibly satisfying
Mastermind's Acquisition lets you either search your library for any card, or in formats where wishes work as intended, grab something from outside the game