In other words, there's little room for creative and different strategies, despite the Standard format now including a pretty large number of sets
If you happen to draw them later, however, you can get two of them thanks to Volo
The two Iconic cards, Merida Formidable Archer and Buzz Lightyear Jungle Ranger, are the rarest cards in the entire set, and both are rendered in the Lore Nouveau style
You can convert early artifacts like Mycosynth Wellspring or Ichor Wellspring into combo pieces like Rings of Brighthearth and Basalt Monolith
(Though thats definitely part of it.) While comparisons to Magic: The Gathering are easy - there are a number of keywords with specific in-game effects, cards battle using two key values for their attack strength and health, and you can gradually play bigger cards as you build up your stock of in-game resource - Lorcana doesnt just whack a set of Mickey Mouse ears on the veteran TCG