The presence of Lorcana artist Peter Brockhammer, was one of the highlights of the opening
Elspeth can come down in the mid-game since she costs five mana, either establishing a board presence with her first two abilities or destroying a problematic creature of your opponents, making her a control players dream planeswalker
Gramma Tala, Storyteller is the ideal 1-cost card to play on your first turn
Even LOTR collectors who don't play can make room in their LOTR displays for the MTG Lord of the Rings Booster box, which is as much an MTG trove as it is a long-awaited Tolkien collectible
Typically the discard is only that brutal in the slow control matchups which is not a surprise given that most other archetypes will be able to expend their hands or close the game before 7 mana planeswalkers enter the battlefield
Its not particularly uncommon these days, with the likes of Loot, Exuberant Explorer and Hugs, Grisly Guardian offering the option in Standard currently