A large chunk of the total price is going to be the lands, but the good news is that theyre mostly fetch and shock lands, which will easily transfer to other decks
Another deck design aims to destroy them fairly with cards like Vein Ripper and Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Ratios, card roles, the Rule of Eight, and example shells by archetype
Thankfully, it seems that Wizards has mostly learned from these mistakes and has been much more cautious about printing mechanics like partner and Eminence that mess with the command zone since 2018
Pyroclasm, for instance, reentered Standard in Duskmourn earlier this year, and while regular copies go for mere cents, textless Pyroclasm is now $16, up from $3
And if youre speculating on a card, then as a matter of course, you think the price youre paying is fine and that its likely to go up