They appeared in the very first Magic set, representing the four elements as Air Elemental, Earth Elemental, Fire Elemental, and Water Elemental
I think players coming into this [are] going to see their favorite character, their favorite moments, and coming from a video game background, they know what mana is, you know what equipment is, the mechanics match! It should also be noted that Daniel Holt may have been new to Final Fantasy XIV when his work on the Commander Decks started, but he wasnt new to Final Fantasy
Celes, Rune Knight Celes, Rune Knight encourages discard strategies by letting you toss any number of cards, then draw that many plus one
A few thallids arent entirely self-sufficient like the old ones, but they could be slotted into a fungus deck with no trouble
Creatures are the primary way you reduce your opponents life total to zero, as they can stay on the battlefield and deal damage for multiple turns