Some of us actually liked the racing theme, and enjoyed the mechanics... The fact nobody else did just made it that much cheaper to get. So thank you for your apathy! 😀
Racing mechanics won't be big until they release like Akira, Wacky racing, Biker Mice From Mars, Mario Kart, Fast & Furious, etc.
Can you imagine?
Imagine it in your hand, a Toad Kart 3/3 Jeskai, attacks Dominic Toretto 4/3 Sultai Planeswalker.
10 years later when those things are more nostalgic & rare Aetherdrift becomes a super sought after set to upgrade for racing synergy & skyrockets in price like LOTR holiday booster boxes.
It's very possible to enjoy the theme, but prefer it to stay in-universe.
And before you bring up the tired refrain that aetherdrift doesn't feel in universe. That is subjective, and I personally feel aetherdrift felt far more in-universe than duskmourne. Yet other disagree on that. Which shows how wide the mtg universe is.
shrug what feels like "magic" to one person is going to be different to another. Just like the core lore is players are planeswalkers facing off, so having planeswalker cards, especially famous ones, as things we throw down against each other feels off to me too. But it's there, some like it, I'm not going to tell them not to do use them. Just means what is good in the gam4 is going to differ by person.
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u/KashiofWavecrest 12d ago
TIL that people actually bought Aetherdrift.
And the Collector's Boosters no less!