Of course this isnt really a new mechanic at all, just a reimplementation of the saga mechanic introduced with Dominaria (and later reintroduced with Theros: Beyond Death and Kaldheim)
Discarding the Bloodghast and never having to pay the two mana to get it into play feels like a big win so imagine doing that with a four mana card
This was printed at a time where Settle the Wreckage was popular in Standard, and that sentiment follows in Commander so long as Spellbreaker stays on offense
Special illustration rare cards are very hard to find in this set, as you can see broken down by the data provided by TCGplayer: Set Pull Rate Any SIR Pull Rate Specific SIR Paldea Evolved (15 SIRs)3.17% 0.37% 0.21% 0.10% Obsidian Flames (6 SIRs)3.13% 0.37 %0.52% 0.15% Paradox Rift (15 SIRs)2.11% 0.30% 0.14% 0.08% Temporal Forces (10 SIRs)1.17% 0.23% 0.12% 0.07% Special illustration rare cards are always the most sought after, and in this set, they are the hardest cards to get by far, and far less youll pull them when compared to the other main Scarlet & Violet sets so far
I threw together a Golgari (black and green) deck, splashing blue and white in order to play the copy of Atraxa, Grand Unifier that I opened during the event