That last bit is important, as when power creep does hit, you can move your old cards on, admittedly, for less than you bought them, and spend on the new meta
The first real winner of the format is Azorius Spirits, since Disturb is a mechanic that was featured in both sets
When a legendary creature you control attacks and isn't blocked, if Senu is exiled, put it onto the battlefield attacking
Cards like Eerie Interlude let the player draw lots of cards with Arcades' trigger to keep the hand full, and they can protect the defenders from effects like board wipes, too
Perpetually Perpetually is another Alchemy mechanic that seems to show up in every digital release
The value of some of the rarer cards continues to shoot up at an alarming rate, yet there is rarely any correlation between a card's monetary value and its usefulness in a game