The above system is a departure from Magic Duels, and even Hearthstone, doing away with trading and crafting altogether
There are lots of other lands I could mention, like Brian Snoddy's take on Urza's Power Plant, John Avon's Lantern-lit Graveyard and Submerged Boneyard by Chris Childs, and many others
And channel isn't answerable by traditional counters like Counterspell or Mystic Snake
Thats a great way to access spells your color identity prevents you from playing
According to my research, While the set isnt focused on Modern as a Modern Horizons set might be, R&D wanted to allow as many players to play with these cards and enjoy them. OK Wizards of the Coast wants more players to enjoy these cards, so how does leaving them out of Standard enable that
"Aquapolis Lugia reverse holo" listings are usually Unseen Forces #29 reverses or foreign-language cards