Drawing four on cast regardless of anything else is great, even if its countered, and Annihilator 4 is going to be a problem to deal with
Blue doesn't usually have a ton, but there are a few cards like Cloud of Faeries and Peregrine Drake that can go a long way with the help of mana doublers or Ravnica bounce lands
This means there will be instances where youre copying that Liliana, Dreadhorde General for four mana and getting a planeswalker with seven whole loyalty counters on it
The art is sharper than ever, the metas wild, and the sets feel more balanced than any generation before.
I tried running a Google search for Alpha vs
This morning I played against a deck that seemed to consist of just two Articuno EX cards and no other Pokmon, but the sheer amount of healing power - with two Giant Capes, Potions, and now two Iridas all in the deck, as well as Misty to pile on the energy fast with a bit of luck - meant actually getting through just these two Pokmon became almost impossible