At many points during the design process, we asked ourselves how we could get more mechanics into the set
While overall look and feel is quite comparable to Katana (with the noticeable difference being a bit of extra sleeve at the top of your cards), Dragon Shield retains its excellent shuffle feel a little longer than Katana does, so at the end of the day we prefer this well known card sleeve just a hair over Katana
You get a near-unfathomable number of landfall triggers and so much more
For more land-light decks like Storm and Izzet Tempo/Spells strategies, having your spells double as mana sources in a pinch is extremely potent
The combination of buffing your team and untapping them gives you a powerful offensive and defensive front in one card
Returning Mechanic: Powerstone Tokens First appearing on a few cards in Dominaria United , Powerstone tokens are predefined tokens that are returning with greater frequency in The Brothers' War