Jwari Disruption counters target spell unless its controller pays , but it can be used as a Land too, so its flexibility makes it a nice inclusion (given the fact that we needed more target removal options)
Graded Population Report: Zarude V #16 Visualize the distrbution of grades in the chart
Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and friends make a strong comeback, with crowd-pleasing EXs like Zapdos and Articuno
Weve got two one-mana spells that give +3/+0 and have a bonus beyond that, to go with multiple creatures that benefit from being targeted, and more than one when this dies, deal damage equal to its power creature
Many casual games where it's played let the Rhystic player run away with the game as people just cast spells into it