While previous Commander companion decks have taken the form of two decks with only a few new cards, the Commander decks for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms bear more resemblance to a traditional Commander product release
Early signs from the European market show that new printings are settling around 17
You can activate any abilities on cards that are playable in the Main phase
If they have a card in their pack that you like the look of then you are able to use Wonder Pick to randomly select a single card from their pack for yourself (this doesnt take the card away from them however)
You really need to focus on early drops to make this great, but playing this and following it up with something like Hemosymbic Mite, Spyglass Siren, or even just a kicked Pawpatch Recruit, can dominate the early game
However , he can get three pieces of Lore for you