Both are good
They have 12 or 13 cards instead of 15, and their card distribution is pretty complicated: 1 art card (5% chance of a signature variant) 1 land (15% chance of a foil land) 6 connected cards 35% chance of 5 commons, 1 uncommons 40% chance of 4 commons, 2 uncommon 12.5% chance of 3 commons, 3 uncommons 7% chance of 2 commons, 4 uncommons 3.5% chance of 1 common, 5 uncommons 2% chance of 6 uncommon 1 showcase variant 2 wildcards of any rarity 49% chance of 2 commons 24.5% chance of 1 common, 1 uncommon 17.5% chance of 1 common, 1 rare/mythic 3.1% chance of 2 uncommon 4.3% chance of 1 uncommon, 1 rare/mythic 2.6% chance of 2 rare/mythics 1 rare/mythic 1 foil of any rarity 1 token/ad card with a chance of being a card from The List You basically sacrifice the boosters ability to be used in a Draft for a chance at multiple rares
Copies aren't hitting the market too often, but when they do, they sell quickly, which may explain the recent upturn in value
Perhaps the most unique addition is a special group of five cards , including Smaug , that are printed entirely in Dwarvish , making them some of the most distinctive cards ever produced for a Tolkien-themed Magic set