Final Fantasy Has Upped The Speed Of Games One of the most notable changes that I felt the Final Fantasy set brought to Magic: The Gathering is how it sped up some, but not all, matches
Sharding Sphinx Back to the artifact synergies, Sharding Sphinx rewards you for hitting your opponents with artifacts by, well, creating more artifacts
Nissa, Who Shakes the World and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger both extend your mana advantages further
Then, just for filling your graveyard, you get an opportunity each turn to pull a permanent back for free
Sazhs Chocobo is one example of many, According to the WeeklyMTG stream
Simulacrum Synthesizer The mana cost on Simulacrum Synthesizer is so approachable, and the power on this goes up with every artifact creature printed, especially given the recent influx of vehicles and spacecraft