This is supported by The Pokmon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, who said it "is designed to be a premium Pokmon TCG set that will last a lifetime." The decks won't all be classic cards, however, as The Pokmon Company also confirmed that "never-before-seen cards like Ho-Oh ex and Lugia ex" will feature alongside the Base Set classics to liven up the gameplay
The energy cost can legitimately prevent players from retreating, even if it's in their best interest
Casting your own spells for free seems to be what most people do with Jeleva, according to EDHRECs stats
That is 60 total cards in the booster box, and while the cost of a deck is huge discussion of its own, Commander Masters and Double Masters 2022 are only for the high-rolling collectors
And its a reasonably popular lifegain commander that uses those artifact combos as finishers
Yes, it has counterspells, and yes it has removal, but against a deck that also has those things and large creatures or board wipes, these little guys will be stuck in your graveyard, and there's not much to do after that