When designers who didn't know the reference asked about him, I just said, "Trust me, he's great." Later when working on reprints, I also wanted to reference the Wondrous Tails weekly missions, and Tome of Legends felt like the perfect flavor fit by adding counters to your book and granting you rewards for doing so
EVERCOAT URSINE I do like that Wizards keeps finding new ways to incorporate older mechanics into new sets
Ramp is fine, but when youre already able to generate five mana, tacking a limited Rampant Growth onto all of your creatures isnt going to help you out all that much
That's two extra bodies to double with Parallel Lives, to draw cards with Elemental Bond, to trigger Spawning Kraken
Card cases come in various designs, including differences in material, functionality, and appearance
I appreciate the power of Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas however he fits only in a narrow selection of deck types and is doubly awkward to include in them based on being gold