Losing characters isnt usually something you want to happen in Lorcana, however, in the case of Prince Eric, Expert Helmsman getting this card banished will give you the opportunity to banish a card of your choice, which opens up so many strategic possibilities
The thing that is most obvious about this year is that I really should do two lists
What makes Solitude so powerful in Modern is that the format is slow enough and the lack of Wasteland means that youre usually hardcasting them instead of evoking them, which when you combine it with blink effects like the previously mentioned Ephemerate and Yorion, Sky Nomad, is an extremely potent card advantage engine
Wild Cantor Wild Cantor and the next card are likely not better than cards I left off, like Ral Zarek, but I wanted to make sure you knew this card existed
Theres a reason why cards like Thrasta are quickly forgotten during preview season, and thats because theyre often the third, fourth, or greater redundant effect for a color
Wizards had been trying for quite some time to come up with a way of reprinting powerful staples for these tournament formats without putting them in normal sets (and therefore them being Standard-playable), and they sort of stumbled across their answer, perhaps even accidentally, in the original Commander precons
