Modern Masters 2017 represents a strong shift towards accessibility and away from prioritizing collection value, in Modern in specific, and Magic as a game, as represented by the evolving set design strategy of Wizards of the Coast
Dol Amroth is a reprint of Minamo, School at Water's Edge, and, like other 'skinned' cards, is treated as if it was an exact copy despite the different name
Alayna told us last year that this one had to be re-sketched because the feedback from the Art Director was that it was too mountainous. Alayna couldnt remember exactly whether she or the Art Director decided the single tree should be replaced with an entire forest
Is there a max limit to how many characters that can be in play at once
I can imagine a metagame where Vivien had a chance to shine, but the most likely scenario here is that she becomes another $7-$8 five-mana planeswalker in a long, long line of them