The former could hit cards like Birthing Pod, Cryptic Command and Splinter Twin all of which were important, but the latter was better versus Burn and Zoo, and also back then manabases were a lot more painful as decks were more reliant on Shocklands, which meant a turn one Thoughtseize commonly saw you at 15 life from the get-go
Aside from being foil printings, all the most valuable cards are also borderless, with players seemingly having an affinity for the Legendary Creature/Commander cards that use plain backgrounds emblazoned with the Roman numeral for the Final Fantasy game they appear in
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At the highest level, the number of cards per pack was reduced from 15 to 14 and the number of common cards per pack from 10 to 7
Deciding which product to buy depends largely on whether you prioritize competitive play or long-term collecting
