Ornitharch is an example of a very aesthetic card that makes me happy when I see it in the set
In an Elf deck, this means you can wait until the end step before your turn to dump mana dorks onto the board
This means that the prices of the #1, #2, #3, and #5 cards are buoyed by something other than Modern alone, which means their values can be more easily predicted to steadily rise
Not including the static ability ones from War of the Spark that only had one minus ability, only Ajani, Caller of the Pride, Gideon Blackblade, Teferi, Time Reveler, and Vivien, Champion of the Wilds have at least 4 starting loyalty
What a monster
Id also like to give him the opportunity to share his overall thoughts on how successful these decks were in capturing the feeling and flavor of the source material