It plays nicely with cards like Mystic Sanctuary and Jace, the Mind Sculptor that let you control the top of your deck
When I spoke with the principal game designer Annie Sardelis at MagicCon Amsterdam, she stated that "anytime we [WotC] made up a creature, we would just kind of look through the book for, like, what is a characteristic about that creature we can evoke." Following up on this, principal designer Gavin Verhey said: "If it's in The Hobbit, it's in the set somewhere." Based on the Hobbit cards we've seen so far, this certainly rings true
Lifegain has started to get more draw, too
When Creeperhulk hits play suddenly all your other dorks can be 5/5 tramplers too and that is a whole lot of reach
Cut your land count down to 37 - 40, then playtest and see how it feels Play to your commander's strength
Play Boosters are great for Limited play and fun to open, with a possibility of Art cards, striking alt-frame cards, and more