One factor that exacerbates our advantage is that the vast majority of your opponents will not have tested the matchup, and will largely be devising their own strategy on the fly
I suspect it is still garbage, but in some bizarre Storm style deck, maybe the counters go up fast enough
Just triggering off of every creature you cast without needing to pay any mana or satisfy any other conditions means that Torens will start overwhelming your opponent very quickly
We can only hope and wait for prices to return to a more normal level, but for now I think we are going to be looking at high demand for product and singles until at least summer 2025.
The tools of the past will help us forge the future. Illustrated by Anna Steinbauer Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Overall, Xantcha is a strong character and a great example of Magic including queer representation