When Universes Beyond was first announced, Wizards of the Coast said the mechanically unique cards would be restricted from the games Standard format, which generally allows cards from the most recent sets
Azurite Sea enchanteds instead lean heavily into the pirate/seafaring theming of the expansion, with characters, actions, items an locations reimagined against a cartographic background, bearing minamilistic drawings very reminicent of bare sketches
While this news has saddened a lot of Illumineers who were eager and hopeful for a season-ending celebration where they could reunite with players from around the world and join in our collective love of the game, I am glad to see the event date is fast-approaching, and we can all anticipate the second season of Disney Lorcana Challenges which will be officially announced at World Championships in June
On top of forcing your opponents to sacrifice their valuable creatures, dealing two damage for every instant or sorcery spell in our graveyard is an easy mechanic to abuse
You can look at all of these cards in the set's card image gallery
Thematically this deck rebuilds its large ensemble of characters in the World of Ruin, so the deck theme really plays into that section of the story