According to that same preview, March of the Machine: The Aftermath (a set of 50 cards showing off what happens following the main storyline) will show us "which characters live, which ones get a happily ever after, and which ones don't live to see the aftermath themselves." Wizards has made a big deal about how March of the Machine will fundamentally change the Magic multiverse, so we'll have to wait and see if that's true come April
For example: Art treatment rarity Many Magic cards are printed with multiple different 'treatments'
C Common Toon Dark Magician X DARK Level 7 [ SpellcasterToonEffect ] ATK 2500 DEF 2100 Cannot attack the turn it is Summoned
Or you can look at the edges (preferably with some sort of optical magnification)
For the non-Ritual Monsters, this effect is only active if they are equipped with Equip Cards, while the Ritual Monsters always have the effect
In a base black deck this card does a much better job at doing what Smother aspired to do (in Standard anyway)