While theres no denying the power of these cards, theyre not actually too impressive financially anymore
So, while some local game stores and Disney Parks are selling this set today with prerelease events, the cards will not be widely available until July 24, which will affect the market prices of cards as people begin opening packs
The fact that all three are steeped in fantasy, and D&D and Final Fantasy are both role-playing games, and that Final Fantasy is the latest set are all solid reasons for why the quality here is by and large improved, but I'd actually argue there's a far simpler explanation
Wizards has tempered some of the community frustration with some elements of the Universes Beyond product line, including promising to print more on-model versions of cards in mainline Magic sets, but they really ripped the Band-Aid off with that first Secret Lair
Unlike the overlap of spree and tiered, where we decided the two mechanics were different enough to both be cool, we felt monologue was far less compelling, ludonarrative resonance of villainous monologues be damned
