Authentic cards follow exact factory standards while counterfeit cards often appear slightly oversized, unusually thin, or poorly cut around the edges
If you're photographing physical artwork or a card alter, shoot in natural light with your phone's highest resolution camera setting and avoid flash, which tends to wash out colors and create glare that prints poorly
If you actually play the physical game rather than just hoarding cards in your basement like a Pokmon-obsessed Gollum, this is easily the most valuable TCG product released this year
9 Staraptor High Damage For A Colorless Type While a Stage 2 evolution, Staraptor has one of the highest damage attacks of any card in the Triumphant Light expansion
Aura of Courage, on the other hand, often failed due to low creature count and early boardwipes, sometimes even without being able to really counter other (faster) decks with their high density of creature cards
That doesnt mean its wrong to use cards like these to your fullest advantage quite the opposite