For many of them, it was the first time they'd been in a group of their peers
Some of these spikes have targeted cards for purchase that were pretty tame and then in a post-spike world, the card retained some of its value
Not only is equipment a heavily supported Commander archetype at the moment, but Hammertime is starting to become trendy
The Monsters II Razaketh, the Foulblooded as "Gore Magala, Dark Eclipse" Kalamax, the Stormsire as "Brachydios, Brutish Indigo" Wasitora, Nekoru Queen as "Nargacuga, Ever-Present Shadow" Amareth, the Lustrous as "Velkhana, Silver Sovereign" The second batch of Monsters is largely more of the same: massive creatures that are dinosaurs, demons, or dragons that could each headline a Commander deck