The Tales of Middle-earth set offers a variety of themes to explore, such as kindred-focused, mechanics-based, or narrative-driven strategies
This effect can be completely back-breaking in practice, allowing you to acquire all sorts of things while gaining tons of free information
This is one of the strengths of WOTC R&D, and I hope we see more updates and adjustments like this on other obsolete mechanics in the future!
Its fine I guess, though it will probably underperform
Pick any two legal commanders, pair them up, and express your Pride in a way that's unique to you
Maybe Aetherworks Marvel is too strong for its own good, but I would guess that the primary reason to ban more, in the short run, would be if players were just seeking new puzzles, new challenges