Its a powerful tool used by its creators, Wizards of the Coast (WotC), to shape a cards potential power, its complexity, its role in gameplay, and, most compellingly for us at Beckett, its market value and enduring legacy
Probably also cut the Decree of Annihilation effects, though Wildfire, Tectonic Break, Devastating Dreams, and Epicenter are more interesting
The layers of strategy, guesswork, and reading the other players come to the fore, as there are significant upsides for not getting any votes
Each player has their own deck of cards, purchased and constructed from a limited pool of available cards
Lets reframe that prior pile of garbage hand with a Signal Pest
With only 1,008 copies printed in Alpha, finding one in this flawless condition is almost unheard of