It is not necessary to tear the card
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20220721_10105114402560 499 KB 20220721_10190114402560 604 KB 20220721_10202314402560 524 KB 6 Likes c0ll3ct0r July 21, 2022, 5:47pm 17 The entirety of Base set, but if I had to try and pick a few without getting a headache, some of these were the very first cards I saw and some of them were the very first cards I pulled: Add images 7 Likes thsigma July 21, 2022, 5:49pm 18 c0ll3ct0r: The entirety of Base set, Base-Rocket has a ton of cards that are nostalgic for me, despite me having relatively few compared to later generation cards
Glancing at the illustrations, it seems like, once again, the company didn't pick artists who specialize in manga-style art, leading to wildly varying approaches