Again a mixed bag here, but we've got some absolute banger reprints like Reanimate and Ruinous Ultimatum, plus for new cards the commanders are great (as always) and we've got some crazy good new cards like Kefka, Dancing Mad which is one of the best reanimate targets
Wasnt that worth it
On the other hand, Reserved List cards from later sets that are expensive mostly because of their playability, rather than their collectibility, would doubtlessly drop in price, perhaps by quite a bit
Since Gladiator is a singleton format that grants less oppor-tunities to use any individual card, you really want cards that are some combination of self sufficient, game winning, and flexible
Below is an excerpt from Marks article: To commemorate the opening of the DCI Tournament Center, Wizards was asked if they could design and draw (just as I designed both cards, Chris Rush illustrated both of them back then he was a full-time Wizards employee) a card called Shichifukujin Dragon