Don't forget about the clues and lessons that are core to the set, and of course, the legendary characters Appa, Steadfast Guardian, Wan Shi Tong, Librarian and The Lion-Turtle
I can understand where that complain comes from: in the past, Expanded has had some degenerate combos, and its not fun to play when, on your first turn of the game, your opponent has already set up a Vileplume (Ancient Origins) preventing you from playing Item cards, or used some combination of cards to make you discard all your hand
Bazaar of Baghdad + Balance really is as intense of a combination as it looks, and while theres a lot of garbage here, youve gotta remember how few cards even existed, when Antiquities came out
Scryfall tags show us 11 different colors of dresses we can work with
Im usually able to get trades like 5 bulk rares for one good rare/trainer