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4) Price scaling (small order vs big order economics) A service can be pricey for 20 cards and competitive at 500+

You cant realistically beat a good combo deck with a beatdown deck, and the midrange red creatures would be even worse on that front

Despite being the exact same card, the flavor here has pushed up demand and prices massively

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However, cards with Vigilance may attack during your turn without being turned, so they arent considered tapped