Cute of Wizards to add the Druid text here, which gives Historian an ever-so-slightly larger subset of decks where it'll see play
We dont have to make Universes Beyond cards that are simple - we just have to pick moments that are recognizable, and theyll be easy for fans to understand. As for how exactly they translate those moments and the world around them into a Magic set, Head Designer Mark Rosewater tells me Magics color pie is robust enough that we have the ability to show heroism and villainy in all five colors. As an example, Rosewater says Spider-Man would be white, blue, and green (although the specific version in the Scene Box above is only those first two)
At one mana, its priced to be competitive in the same way that Spell Snare is, though meaningfully more flexible since it hits 0s and 1s as well
Vampiric Tutor An incredibly strong card in combo decks , especially for two-card combos like Time Vault or Flash + Protean Hulk
You choose which creatures block this combat and how those creatures block