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High-grade copies are rare and can sell for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars

Collectors pay for the story behind the card as much as the card itself

Japanese cards use a symbol system in the bottom-left corner that tells you exactly how rare a card is

By having the ETB effects scale up with which colors of mana were paid to cast them, the new elementals finally feel like hard-casting them is their peak form, the only way to access the full combination of effects and stats

If you're an avid trading card collector who missed out when both these expansions launched in July 2025, it's a perfect set to help you catch up