I think it's likely to get reprinted in a pre-con not because it'll be super cohesive with the game-plan, but rather just because that's probably the easiest way for Wizards to reprint it. Most pre-cons have a handful of cards that don't really synergize with the rest of the deck and some of those have basically just been pricey cards that need a reprint.

I wouldn't be shocked if it shows up in a commander pre-con in the next year or two. In the past couple of years Wizards has seemed like they want to make sure that commander specific cards like Homeward Path that cost more than they probably should get reprints.

I think it's a fair question to ask. And personally I think the new cycle is because Wizards probably didn't like the templating on Nimbus Maze for some reason. It might be that the new cycle would technically require 20 cards to complete as opposed to 10. I think it's every so slightly worse than Nimbus Maze, but both are pretty similar.

Coward_Token Yes, some of the art is generic enough, but way too much of it is pulled from Stranger things or 80's horror movies. The aesthetic as a whole just doesn't feel like Magic. It's like the bad art direction from Murders at Karlov Manor and Thunderjunction got taken to another level. In particular, I greatly dislike the inclusion of TV's and headphones and other detritus from the modern world. For the record, I greatly dislike aspects of Neon Dynasty and New Capenna as well, but I think it's worse with Duskmourn.

And it's not an issue with horror as well. Innistrad is a great plane with generally good art as a rule.

I think Wizards is making a mistake in going down the route of diving hard into tropes. A trope can be an effective way to build a plane (see Innistrad and Bloomburrow for examples of successful execution) but if executed badly (see MKM and Thunderjunction for examples) it just comes off as tacky and offputting.

Mechanically I think Rooms are potentially interesting but I haven't seen anything else that looks all that compelling to me.

Honestly I think part of the problem is that in order to cater to what Wizards believes that Commander players want, they've been printing a bajillion more legendary cards than they used to. I think it's probably harder for the design team to fit in 25-35 legends every set.

I hate the aesthetics of the set so far. None of it feels like Magic to me.

More Bloomburrow please.