What's a good Magic: The Gathering set without strong theming? Whether designers construct a set around a certain MTG plane or a particular media trope, a coherent theme goes a long to making it feel cohesive as well as fresh and distinct from previous releases. Magic's historic ability to hit this goal is part of why it's one of the best card games. And MTG Aetherdrift is the zoomy racing set, right? That's definitely the case when it comes to the main set but Aetherdrift’s Commander decks are a little less racing car and a little more cruise ship.
Instead of centering their mechanics and theming around the kind of multiplanar Wacky Races business you might expect, both of the Aetherdrift Commander precons are firmly planted in their respective planes of Amonkhet and Avishkar. With very few vehicle cards to speak of, they're probably not going anywhere either. True to the vision of MTG's head designer, Mark Rosewater, Aetherdrift's Commanders are really giving the "travelogue" experience.
