In a typical four-player game, that means you'll be safe from two other opponents, with agency over which remaining player can come your way
All of the decks are created to be played with right out of the box, complete with alternate commanders with a different game plan than the face commander
This is going to feel like a 2/2 bird token that does X when it enters, and if you look at it that way, it's actually pretty efficient
Questing will grant you three lore
On the other hand, people who strongly support the substitute technique tend to focus on the instances in which this works well (dual lands) and gloss over the fact that some of the Reserved List cards most important to the Commander format (Wheel of Fortune and Gaea's Cradle) don't have substitutes that are anywhere close to their original
The booster box contained 102 first edition cards inside, including potential fan favourites such as Pikachu and Charizard cards illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita and Blastoise and Venusaur cards illustrated by primary character designer and art director Ken Sugimori