Ixalan brought a few flavorful tribes to the forefront, and despite being an unabashed Dinosaur kid, I'm over the moon that Pirates finally get their due
My creatures coming in with that many counters is exactly what Ive been looking for to run over with Vorinclex
Then theres Raphael, Ninja Destroyer, the mythic rare iteration, who must be blocked by an opponent and generates red mana when he is dealt damage
It allows you so many different ways and so many different expressions on how to enjoy yourself
(Whenever a creature with myriad attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token that's a copy of that creature that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control
And throughout both Day 1s and Day 2s, including the elimination matches at Paris, I was able to bounce my own Vendilion clique once, resulting in the so called Clique-lock where you can control what your opponent is drawing to some extent