This was a deliberate choice to keep the format more affordable, increase deck diversity by making it harder to splash multiple colors, and improve the pace of play by reducing shuffling
Whenever you came to the game, whichever variant of a blue 1/1 that cant be blocked you prefer, they serve the same role: cheap bodies to exploit cards like Edric, Spymaster of Trest that reward you for dealing combat damage or a place to slap counters, equipment, auras, and whatever else you want to buff your army with
The first was, as the team mentioned, a very familiar face that many D&D fans were surprised not to see in AFR - Elminster
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