El Thor gives you options on turns where the leader ability alone doesn't solve the board state: it accelerates timing and deals with specific threats simultaneously
The utility lands arent needed, but they arent expensive either, so go either way
I've already updated hundreds of cards on my own, and intend to continue regardless, but what I'm mainly looking for are people to help me in that area, whether it's just having someone else to consult with over grey areas, or having people to divide up the work
Right now it's price is settling around $15, but this usually comes down as the set is released to more people
For this section, Im assuming that players trying to take advantage of the system are looking to pubstomp, and that the best way to pubstomp is to play against weaker decks/less experienced players
Another Q&A post suggests Alchemy releases will follow the Standard release schedule, with the Alchemy tie-in set for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty releasing sometime in March