Nevertheless, lets take our best shot at isolating some cards from this precon list that were happy to leave in the dust: Combustible Gearhulk Elder Gargaroth Loyal Apprentice Pia and Kiran Nalaar Rampaging Aetherhood Duplicant Chain Reaction One with the Machine Explosive Vegetation Glimmer of Genius Adaptive Omnitool Bootleggers Stash Reckless Fireweaver Triplicate Titan Bespoke Battlewagon None of these cards are necessarily bad, they just happen to be the least unique and essential effects for our gameplan
The power of Lurrus comes from always having access to it via the Companion mechanic
If you have a friend (or an internet stranger who's generous enough) who attended multiple events, they might let you have their extra codes
There is, of course, the chance that the packs could contain a valuable card, but its not high, and no better than just buying the packs themselves for their actual price
Even though Tier 1 staples like Tarmogoyf and Dark Confidant have leveled off or increased in price, many of the other staples have taken quite a hit from the sets release, especially uncommons and rares that derived part of their price from casual play and just plain scarcity