Unlike GW, these effects are less focused on buffing up attackers and getting them in, instead generating extra value or sometimes removal effects to grind towards victory
Using the names created by previous Tolkien licensors like Iron Crown's Middle-Earth Role-Playing System wasn't practical since it had to go through the Tolkien Estate and the previous licensors for permission, and risked running into the same issue of fans unhappy with non-canonical original names
There are some powerful cards hiding in this set, and I look forward to taking them for a spin (soooo many puns)
That card perpetually becomes an enchantment in addition to its other types
Both of those sets included non-traditional boosters and had their own host of quirks and wrinkles which required some tuning to get to their ultimate shape
Cycling ( , Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may counter target spell unless its controller pays