Tin-Foil Hat time: WoTC has been slow dripping DOM supply until the pro tour to help maintain standard singles, so things hit a fever pitch Post #PTDOM and launch a reprint wave to ride the wave of demand generated by players wanting to build PTDOM decks. #mtgfinance
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Dominaria feels more like a fall set than a spring set and the sales caught them off guard. Buy a box promos also shifted more sales to brick and mortar, which totally blew up the preorder game vs past sets. THEN drop it in between
#M25 & Battlebond for lowered expectations
But yes, they did move the Pro Tour in an attempt to extend the life of the set's "initial burn"