We should have been better, we can be better, and we will be better." Wizards of the Coast concluded its statement by recognizing that banning the handful of cards was only a first step
That makes it a really great set to crack open and enjoy, which is always a nice bonus when a set is already so damned cool
I think this is much less likely to happen than a simple rebalancing of rewards, but its the only solution that would completely eliminate the feels bad moment of pulling a high rarity card that you know youll never use
My guess is that Chromium is a little worse than average at the moment, since it has to compete with Torrential Gearhulk (still the better card, I think) at the top end and running any sort of seven-drop in a field dominated by red aggro seems a little suspect
A lot of the fun involves experimenting with cards I don't typically lean on in my Commander builds because they fit a particular story moment, item, or character interaction as opposed to being "best in class" for a deck archetype