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See also: Wizards Of The Coast's New LGBTQ Merch Is Its Latest Push For Inclusivity "We wanted to do something special to commemorate this event in Japan, so we worked with Japanese artists to create alternate-art versions of every planeswalker in the set

Their rarity adds an extra layer of allure, making them a prized possession for die-hard fans

Collectors who do own these cards will typically have them authenticated and graded by a grading service such as Beckett Grading Services (BGS) or Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)

In 2021, publisher Wizards of the Coast cut ties with artist Jason Felix after his art for the Mystical Archive edition of Crux of Fate was found to have used a copy/pasted image of the Elder Dragon Nicol Bolas from artist Kitt Lapea's fan art of the character

There's so much looting and rummaging that you get to churn through your deck quickly, reducing variance and making sure you find the cards you need (and discarding the ones you don't) reliably, WITH ONE MAJOR EXCEPTION (see The Bad) It's very consistent