Shock is a reasonably playable card, though you need some form of upside for it to be worthwhile
Creatures and combat are essential parts of the best Cube experiences for my money, and keeping creatures in check should be one of blacks strengths
I am not a registered financial professional or trying to act as one.* This scratch-off was not a winner
Personally, I see less than 10 real stinkers, with Tasigur, Lavaclaw, Wildwood, and Balefire being the real stand out failures, but the real question here is how much middling promos like Ulamog or Creeping Tar Pit will end up at, and how much the true maniacs like Liliana of the Veil will drag the mean upwards
That being said, theres one aspect of Lord of the Rings I wish Wizards of the Coast wasnt quite so faithful with: The One Ring
But there was one space we hadn't really explored, the hand