The good news is that these types of price spikes mostly impact Reserved List cards (along with some older, low-supply non-Reserved List cards that suddenly become important to Commander), so while buyouts make the game more expensive, this is relatively narrow in who it impacts
The phenomenon of decks that only have one copy is a bizarre side effect of a world where color is so cheap that you can play this, Wrath of God, Cloudthresher, Jund Charm, and Rhox War Monk without even worrying that this might be pushing it
Its expensive, but it works
This 4-color commander gives value based on the colors your spells have: The more colors, the more effects you trigger, and Aragorn's EDH deck is direct in how it wins
There are a truly shocking number of ways to pump the bird past the first point, many of which will crop up throughout this deep dive, so let's cover the pieces whose sole purpose is getting there
New Franchises Rise of the Floodborn is also confirmed to have cards from franchises that havent been featured in Lorcana before