Vampires, merfolk, dinosaurs, and pirates were the frontrunners in the original Ixalan block, but LCI uses them more as a supporting cast for its exploration and spelunking themes instead of having them as the main focus
After youve cast three in a turn, flip it into The Great Work, a saga that wipes enemy boards, makes Treasure, and even lets you cast from graveyards for one explosive turn
Xantid Swarm is a great card if youve built a deck that wants to play around on the stack during combat, and now you and you alone get to cast your tricks
Its a great answer to control decks since it makes tokens on cast, minimizing the usefulness of countermagic, and is practically impossible to remove
Fighting Pokmon are strong against : Fire and Fighting Pokmon
Instead, theyll have new names and art set within Magics usual multiverse