There are also six cards that have been completely removed, either because of them using ante (a mechanic that has long been abandoned due to its close proximity to gambling) or because of offensive content
Looking at the last ~10 modern sets (Shrouded Fable, Stellar Crown, Surging Sparks, Prismatic Evolutions, Journey Together, Destined Rivals, White Flare, Black Bolt, Mega Brave, Phantasmal Flames), its clear which have stronger fundamentals
You can find non-foil and traditional foil alternate-art versions of Cid, Timeless Artificer in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters
Some spells are designed with the assumption that theyll be interacting with more than one opponent
Its completely normal for a single turn to be composed of ten different actions that build on each other just to get a single pokemon evolution, for example, which sounds annoying but is satisfying in practice