While the release of Whispers in the Well is just over two weeks away, were actually expecting to see cards much earlier
Clocking in at 188 cards also makes it smaller than many of Scarlet and Violet's expansions
(A creature with trample can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Draw a card
There were no code cards in those days, just 100% Pokmon fun
On the other hand, I dont think argument is as relevant when you consider that Commander, at its heart, is a casual and social format
Heggen reassures me that they are thoughtful about what new Secret Lair cards are doing to strategies outside of Commander, saying we're not trying to accidentally ruin those formats by casually printing hyper-powerful cards into them. That said, the concept of mechanically unique Secret Lair cards existing at all has been a hot topic in the community regardless of power level